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Meaning of caul

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

caul

Pronunciation:/kɔːl/

noun

Definitions

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

  2. (often capitalized, used on maps) 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. A membrane.

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