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caul

/kɔːl/

/kɔl/

Translations

caulnoun

cauls

/kɔːl/

/kɔl/

The newborn was delivered with a caul over its face.

Новорожденный был рожден с пленкой на лице.

In folklore, a child born with a caul is said to have special powers.

В фольклоре говорится, что ребенок, рожденный с рубашкой, обладает особыми способностями.

Additional translations

пленка на голове новорожденного

амниотическая оболочка

Synonyms

cauladjective

/kɔːl/

/kɔl/

Attributive use of the noun; used before another noun as a descriptive modifier (e.g., caul fat). Rarely, if ever, graded.

caulnoun

A part of the amniotic sac sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.

The midwife carefully removed the caul from the newborn's face.

A thin, membrane-like structure or covering, often used in cooking to wrap meats.

The chef used a caul to wrap the sausage before cooking it.

A close-fitting cap or net worn by women in the Middle Ages and Renaissance to confine the hair; a historical head covering.

The portrait shows the lady wearing a delicate silk caul over her braided hair.

cauladjective

Made of or relating to caul fat.

The chef prepared a traditional caul sausage for the tasting menu.