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Castile soap

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Castile soap also cas·tile soap  (ks-tl)
n.
A fine, hard, white, odorless soap made with olive oil and sodium hydroxide.
[After Castile.]
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Noun1.castile soap - a good hard soap made from olive oil and sodium hydroxide
soap - a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats


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