EGAVE

caul

About 0.13 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A style of close-fitting circular cap worn by women in the sixteenth century and later, often made of linen.
  2. noun 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).
  3. noun A membrane.
  4. noun The thin membrane which covers the lower intestines; the omentum.
  5. 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).
  6. noun The surface of a press that makes contact with panel product, especially a removable plate or sheet.
  7. noun A strip or block of wood used to distribute or direct clamping force.
  8. noun Caul fat.

Similar words

veil greater omentum embryonic membrane fetal membrane gastrocolic omentum cawl caulie caouk cloche cauliculus

Often followed by

of and fat is over or was on plate

Word family

cauls

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