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n. - The inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth); Part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines.

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  • Every means was used for the recovery o 'the boy, but it was a' useless, he was quite deed an 'caul'.
  • Some will, or used to, rob themselves of the necessities of life to purchase a baby's "caul," and wear it around their neck as a charm.
  • "Eh, Cosmo, laddie, ye'll get yer deid o 'caul'!" she cried.
  • If'n you be born wrapped in de caul, you kin see 'em.
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  • When she saw the "caul" (part of the membrane around a fetus), she dropped it in a "cawl" (wooden basket) and went to "call" (to phone) the doctor.
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