caul

kɔːl

Definition

Definition of caul - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

childbirth

TECH.

amnion covering a baby's head at birth

TECH.

The baby was born with a caul.

membrane

veil

fashion

Dated

netting worn on the head to hold hair

Dated

She wore a decorative caul to keep her hair in place during the dance..

hairnet

snood

kitchen

TECH.

thin fatty membrane used to wrap meat during cooking

TECH.

The chef wrapped the meat in caul.

mesentery

omentum

peritoneum

woodworking

TECH.

strip of wood for clamping force distribution

TECH.

He used a caul to secure the pieces.

bar

batten

strip

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Images of caul

netting worn on the head to hold hair
strip of wood for clamping force distribution

Expressions with caul

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caul fat

fatty membrane covering animal intestines used in cooking

The chef wrapped the meat in caul fat for roasting.

Origin of caul

Latin, caulis (stalk)

Examples of caul in a sentence

The midwife explained the significance of the caul to the parents.
The bride's caul was intricately designed.
She chose a caul that matched her dress perfectly.
He used caul to encase the sausage.
Caul is often used to keep the stuffing moist.
The carpenter placed a caul over the veneer.

A caul was necessary to keep the boards aligned.

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French:voile amniotique, coiffe, ...
German:Glückshaube, Haarnetz, ...
Italian:membrana, retina per capelli, ...
Spanish:cápsula, red para el cabello, ...
Portuguese:cául, touca, ...
Chinese:胎膜, 发网, ...
Japanese:胎膜, ヘアネット, ...
Arabic:غِشَاء الوِلادَة, شَبَكَة شَعْر, ...
Hebrew:שַׁק שָׁפִיר, רֶשֶׁת שֵׂעָר, ...
Russian:пленка, чепец, ...
Ukrainian:плівка, чепець, ...
Hindi:झिल्ली, जाली, ...
Bengali:অ্যামনিয়ন আবরণ, চুলের জাল, ...
Catalan:càpsula, reixeta per als cabells, ...
Czech:plodová blána, síťka na vlasy, ...
Danish:fødselskal, hårnet, ...
Dutch:vruchtvlies, haarnet, ...
Greek:καλύπτρα, δίχτυ μαλλιών, ...
Hungarian:burok, hajháló, ...
Khmer:ស្រោមអំប្រ៊ីយ៉ុងដែលគ្របក្បាលទារកពេលកើត, មួកសំណាញ់សក់, ...
Korean:양막, 머리망, ...
Persian:پرده جنینی, تور مو, ...
Polish:czepek, siatka na włosy, ...
Portuguese (BR):membrana amniótica, touca, ...
Romanian:caul, bonetă, ...
Swedish:hinnsäck, hårnät, ...
Thai:เยื่อหุ้มทารก, ตาข่ายคลุมผม, ...
Turkish:doğum zarı, saç filesi, ...
Vietnamese:màng ối, lưới giữ tóc, ...

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Definition of caul - Reverso English Dictionary

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