caul

Meaning of caul

noun
  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.
  5. 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. The surface of a press that makes contact with panel product, especially a removable plate or sheet.
  7. A strip or block of wood used to distribute or direct clamping force.
  8. Caul fat.

Information about caul

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of caul is: cauls.
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Hyphenation of caul

caul

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • caul is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

caul synonyms

Meaning veil:

veil

Translation of caul

Anagrams of caul

aclu, Luca, Ucal, UCLA

Words that rhyme with caul

amplexicaul, nudicaul, semiamplexicaul, rhinocaul, rhizocaul, scaul

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