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Caul
Meaning
Noun
●
In Clothing:
A
style
of
close-fitting
circular
cap
worn
by women in the
sixteenth
century
and
later
, often
made of
linen.
●
In British English:
An
entry
to a
mill
lead
taken
from a
burn
or
stream
(a
mill
lead (or
mill
waterway
) is
generally
smaller
than a
canal
but
moves
a large
volume
of water).
●
In Anatomy:
A membrane.
●
The
thin
membrane
which
covers
the lower
intestines
; the omentum.
●
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).
●
The
surface
of a
press
that
makes contact with
panel
product, especially a
removable
plate
or sheet.
●
In Woodworking:
A
strip
or
block
of
wood
used to
distribute
or
direct
clamping
force.
●
In Cooking:
Caul fat.
Sourced from
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Origin
caul
English
cale
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Pannus
Mandrel
Loin
Girdle
Sheath
Cork
Uterus
Stone
Knot
Boule
Umbilical Cord
Amniotic Sac
Rhymes
All
Awl
Maul
Mall
Paul
Pall
Tall
Call
Yawl
Ball
Bawl
Gall
Pawl
Wall
Haul
Paul
Caul
Hall
Fall
Crawl
Appal
Drawl
Y'All
Trawl
Brawl
Yo'Ll
Small
Shawl
Stall
Spawl
Sprawl
Withal
Recall
Squall
Instal
Thrall
Befall
Acrawl
Emball
Senegal
Overall
Asprawl
Donegal
Install
Becrawl
Besmall
Overhaul
Bescrawl
Overcall
Montreal
Withcall
Waterfall
Forestall
At All
Tell All
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