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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024caul1 (kôl),USA pronunciation n. - Anatomya part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- AnatomySee greater omentum.
- Clothinga net lining in the back of a woman's cap or hat.
- Clothinga cap or hat of net formerly worn by women.
- Middle French cale, probably back formation from calotte kind of cap; see calotte
- Middle English calle 1300–50
- a form or plate for pressing a veneer or veneers being glued to a backing or to each other.
- German Keil wedge
- French cale shim
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: caul /kɔːl/ n - a portion of the amniotic sac sometimes covering a child's head at birth
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French cale, back formation from calotte close-fitting cap, of Germanic origin |