caul

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[ kawl ]

noun
  1. a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.

  1. a net lining in the back of a woman's cap or hat.

  2. a cap or hat of net formerly worn by women.

Origin of caul

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1300–50; Middle English calle <Middle French cale, probably back formation from calotte “kind of cap”; see calotte

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Other definitions for caul (2 of 2)

caul2
[ kawl ]

noun
  1. a form or plate for pressing a veneer or veneers being glued to a backing or to each other.

Origin of caul

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<French cale shim <German Keil wedge

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British Dictionary definitions for caul

caul

/ (kɔːl) /


nounanatomy
  1. a portion of the amniotic sac sometimes covering a child's head at birth

  2. a large fold of peritoneum hanging from the stomach across the intestines; the large omentum

Origin of caul

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C13: from Old French cale, back formation from calotte close-fitting cap, of Germanic origin

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