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Definition of Castle

Castle

  1. A fortified residence, especially that of a prince or nobleman; a fortress.
  2. Any strong, imposing, and stately mansion.
  3. A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back.
  4. A piece, made to represent a castle, used in the game of chess; a rook.
  5. To move the castle to the square next to king, and then the king around the castle to the square next beyond it, for the purpose of covering the king.

Castle Quotations

There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.
Gilbert K. Chesterton

A neurotic is a man who builds a castle in the air. A psychotic is the man who lives in it. A psychiatrist is the man who collects the rent.
Jerome Lawrence

I was shortly again at the castle, and the Princess gave me her hand to kiss and then brought her children, the young princes and princesses, and we played together, as if we had known each other for years.
Max Muller

I decorated my house like a medieval gothic castle, European-style. Chandeliers and red velvet curtains. My bedroom is pink and black, my bathroom is totally Hello Kitty, I have a massive pink couch and a big antique gold cross.
Avril Lavigne

A man's house is his castle.
James Otis
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Castle Translations

castle in Afrikaans is kasteel, toring
castle in Dutch is slot, plecht, kasteel, burcht
castle in Finnish is torni
castle in Italian is torre, castello
castle in Norwegian is slott
castle in Portuguese is castelo, torre
castle in Spanish is castillo, torre
castle in Swedish is slott, slott, borg, borg

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