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单词 caul
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caul

1
[ kawl ]
/ kɔl /

noun

a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
greater omentum.
a net lining in the back of a woman's cap or hat.
a cap or hat of net formerly worn by women.

Origin of caul

1
1300–50; Middle English calle <Middle French cale, probably back formation from calotte “kind of cap”; see calotte

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH caul

call, caul , cull

Words nearby caul

caught, caught dead, wouldn't be, caught flat-footed, caught in the middle, caught short, caul, cauld, cauldrife, cauldron, caulescent, Caulfield

Definition for caul (2 of 2)

caul2
[ kawl ]
/ kɔl /

noun

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

Origin of caul

2
<French cale shim <German Keil wedge
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British Dictionary definitions for caul

caul
/ (kɔːl) /

noun anatomy

a portion of the amniotic sac sometimes covering a child's head at birth
a large fold of peritoneum hanging from the stomach across the intestines; the large omentum

Word Origin for caul

C13: from Old French cale, back formation from calotte close-fitting cap, of Germanic origin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for caul

caul
[ kôl ]

n.

A portion of the amnion, especially when it covers the head of a fetus at birth.veil
greater omentum
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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