caul noun¹. [kɔ:l] See also KELL. ME.
[Origin uncertain: perh. from Old & mod. French cale head-covering, but recorded earlier.]
1. A close-fitting netted head-dress, esp. of a type worn by women indoors. Also, the plain back part of a woman's head-dress. obsolete exc. Hist. ME.
b. The netted substructure of a wig. L17-L18.

2. A spider's web. LME-M17.

3. a. An enveloping membrane. Long obsolete in gen. sense. LME.
b. The omentum. LME.
c. The amnion or inner membrane enclosing the foetus before birth; a portion of this occas. found on a child's head at birth, thought to be lucky, and supposed to be a preservative against drowning. M16.

4. gen. A net. L15-L17.

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caul noun². [kɔ:l] Scot. Also cauld [kɔ:ld]. M16.
[Origin unkn.]
A weir or dam for diverting river-water.

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