Associations to the word «Caul»
Noun
- Midwife
- Lilly
- Fat
- Womb
- Alvin
- Peggy
- Drowning
- Membrane
- Liver
- Ember
- Kidney
- Bourne
- Brewing
- Superstition
- Langdon
- Birth
- Twin
- Baby
- Midwest
- Fly
- Brady
- Leonard
- Lamb
- Infant
- Charm
- Luck
- Dish
- Lantern
- Cap
- Ladder
- Advertisement
- Witch
- Flank
- Moore
- Vampire
- Hair
- Eddie
- Snake
- Campbell
- Gift
- Conversation
- Head
- Comic
- Battery
- Flesh
- Sailor
- Alan
- Belief
- Piece
- Meat
- Child
- Face
- Harry
- Ring
- Sale
- Box
- Ontario
- Gene
- Ability
- Novel
- Plate
Adjective
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Wiktionary
CAUL, noun. (historical) A style of close-fitting circular cap worn by women in the sixteenth century and later, often made of linen. [from 14th c.]
CAUL, noun. (anatomy) (obsolete except in specific senses) A membrane. [14th-17th c.]
CAUL, noun. The thin membrane which covers the lower intestines; the omentum. [from 14th c.]
CAUL, noun. The amnion which encloses the foetus before birth, especially that part of it which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth (traditionally considered to be good luck). [from 16th c.]
CAUL, noun. The surface of a press that makes contact with panel product, especially a removable plate or sheet.
CAUL, noun. (woodworking) A strip or block of wood used to distribute or direct clamping force.
CAUL, noun. (culinary) Caul fat.
Dictionary definition
CAUL, noun. Part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines.
CAUL, noun. The inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth).
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