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Caul

/kɔːl/

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

📖 Definitions of "Caul"

noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 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. 3

    A membrane.

  4. 4

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

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