Definitions for caul
kɔlcaul

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. greater omentum, gastrocolic omentum, caulnoun

   part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines

2. caul, veil, embryonic membranenoun

   the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)

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1. Caulnoun

   A part of the amnion, one of the membranes enveloping the fetus, which sometimes is round the head of a child at its birth; -- called also a veil.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. caulnoun

   A style of close-fitting circular cap worn by women in the 16th century and later, often made of linen.

2. caulnoun

   A membrane.

3. caulnoun

   The thin membrane which covers the lower intestines; the omentum.

4. caulnoun

   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).

5. caulnoun

   The surface of a press that makes contact with panel product, especially a removable plate or sheet.

6. Etymology: From cale.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Caulnoun

   Etymology: of uncertain etymology.

   1. The net in which women inclose their hair; the hinder part of a woman’s cap.

   Ne spared they to strip her naked all,
   Then when they had despoil’d her tire and caul,
   Such as she was, their eyes might her behold. Fairy Q. b. i.

   Her head with ringlets of her hair is crown’d,
   And in a golden caul the curls are bound. John Dryden, Æneid.

   2. Any kind of small net.

   An Indian mantle of feathers, and the feathers wrought into a caul of packthread. Nehemiah Grew, Musæum.

   3. The omentum; the integument in which the guts are inclosed.

   The caul serves for the warming the lower belly, like an apron or piece of woollen cloth. Hence a certain gladiatour, whose caul Galen cut out, was so liable to suffer cold, that he kept his belly constantly covered with wool. John Ray, on the Creation.

   The beast they then divide, and disunite
   The ribs and limbs, observant of the rite:
   On these, in double cauls involv’d with art,
   The choicest morsels lay. Alexander Pope, Odyssey, b. iii. l. 585.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. caul

   The Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) is a representative leadership body for university libraries in Australia. The CAUL members represent 39 Australian University Institutions and 8 New Zealand University Institutions. Membership is restricted to library directors whose parent institutions are full members of Universities Australia.

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1. caul

   A caul is a thin, filmy membrane that covers or partly covers the newborn at birth. It is part of the amniotic sac that has remained attached to the baby's head and/or body. In some cultures and beliefs, being born with a caul is associated with good luck, special abilities, or protection against drowning.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Caulnoun

   a covering of network for the head, worn by women; also, a net

2. Caulnoun

   the fold of membrane loaded with fat, which covers more or less of the intestines in mammals; the great omentum. See Omentum

3. Caulnoun

   a part of the amnion, one of the membranes enveloping the fetus, which sometimes is round the head of a child at its birth

4. Etymology: [OE. calle, kelle, prob. fr. F. cale; cf. Ir. calla a veil.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Caul

   A caul is a piece of membrane that can cover a newborn's head and face.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Caul

   kawl, n. a net or covering for the head: the membrane covering the head of some infants at their birth. [O. Fr. cale, a little cap, prob. Celt.; cf. Ir. calla, a veil, hood.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Caul

   a membrane covering the head of some children at birth, to which a magical virtue was at one time ascribed, and which, on that account, was rated high and sold often at a high price.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. caul

   The membrane encompassing the head of some infants when born, and from early antiquity esteemed an omen of good fortune, and a preservative against drowning; it was sought by the Roman lawyers with as much avidity as by modern voyagers. Also, a northern name for a dam-dike. Also, an oriental license. (See KAULE.)

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1. CAUL

   What does CAUL stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the CAUL acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Caul

   the fatty mass of larvae from which the organs of the future adult were supposed to develop: = epiploon.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CAUL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Caul is ranked #46647 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Caul surname appeared 456 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Caul.
   
   62.9% or 287 total occurrences were White.
   32.2% or 147 total occurrences were Black.
   3.2% or 15 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.1% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Fetal Membrane
   • Omentum

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Anagrams for caul »

1. UCLA

2. ACLU

3. Luca

4. LUCA

5. ucal

How to pronounce caul?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say caul in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of caul in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of caul in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of caul in a Sentence

1. Robin Baker:

   These parents are experienced home birthers as they had their first child at home, they had 30 minutes of bonding time with Baby A before Baby B made his way into his father’s hands still en-caul.

2. Robin Baker:

   We didn’t know the baby would deliver completely en caul until he was crowning.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=caul
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=caul
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Caul
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=caul
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caul
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caul
8. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=caul
9. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=caul
10. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Caul
11. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=caul
12. ^ Entomology
    https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=caul
13. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
14. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=caul