[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

caul \caul\ kaddl, n. oe. calle, kelle, prob. fr. f. cale;
   cf. ir. calla a veil.
   1. a covering of network for the head, worn by women; also, a
      net. --spenser.
      1913 webster

   2. anat. the fold of membrane loaded with fat, which covers
      more or less of the intestines in mammals; the great
      omentum. see omentum.
      1913 webster

            the caul serves for the warming of the lower belly.
                                                  --ray.
      1913 webster

   3. a part of the amnion, one of the membranes enveloping the
      fetus, which sometimes is round the head of a child at its
      birth; -- called also a veil.
      1913 webster +pjc

            it is deemed lucky to be with a caul or membrane
            over the face. this caul is esteemed an infallible
            preservative against drowning . . . according to
            chrysostom, the midwives frequently sold it for
            magic uses.                           --grose.
      1913 webster

            i was born with a caul, which was advertised for
            sale, in the newspapers, at the low price of fifteen
            guineas.                              --dickens.
      1913 webster
see also:
omentum veil 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

caul
     n 1: part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the
          colon and covering the intestines syn: greater omentum,
           gastrocolic omentum
     2: the inner embryonic membrane of higher vertebrates
        especially when covering the head at birth syn: veil,
         embryonic membrane
see also:
greater omentum gastrocolic omentum veil embryonic membrane 

[3] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

caul
   heb. yothe'reth; i.e., "something redundant", the membrane
   which covers the upper part of the liver ex. 29:13, 22; lev.
   3:4, 10, 15; 4:9; 7:4; marg., "midriff". in hos. 13:8 heb.
   seghor; i.e., "an enclosure" the pericardium, or parts about
   the heart, is meant.
   

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