Caul

//kɔl//

Synonyms for "caul" (5 found)

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Closest matches (1)

Noun(1 words)
embryonic membrane

Strong matches (2)

Noun(1 words)
gastrocolic omentum

Related words (2)

Noun(2 words)
greater omentumveil

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has context

5 entries

is a

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part of

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related to

9 entries

Translations

47 translations across 20 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries
  • було noun (the thin membrane which covers the lower intestines)

Catalan

1 entries
  • còfia noun (a style of close-fitting circular cap)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 網油 /网油 noun (the thin membrane which covers the lower intestines)
  • 胎膜 noun (part of the amniotic sac which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth)
  • 胎衣 noun (part of the amniotic sac which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth)

Dutch

1 entries
  • helm noun (part of the amniotic sac which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth)

Finnish

2 entries
  • onnenhattu noun (part of the amniotic sac which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth)
  • vatsakalvo noun (the thin membrane which covers the lower intestines)

French

3 entries
  • coiffe noun (a style of close-fitting circular cap)
  • coiffe céphalique noun (part of the amniotic sac which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth)
  • crépine noun (the thin membrane which covers the lower intestines)

German

3 entries
  • Fettnetz noun (the thin membrane which covers the lower intestines)
  • Glückshaube noun (part of the amniotic sac which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth)
  • Schweinenetz noun (the thin membrane which covers the lower intestines)

Irish

4 entries
  • caipín sonais noun (a style of close-fitting circular cap)
  • caipín sonais noun (part of the amniotic sac which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth)
  • scairt noun (the thin membrane which covers the lower intestines)
  • scannán noun (the thin membrane which covers the lower intestines)

Italian

2 entries
  • omento noun (the thin membrane which covers the lower intestines)
  • retina noun (the thin membrane which covers the lower intestines)

Japanese

1 entries
  • コール noun (a style of close-fitting circular cap)

Maltese

1 entries
  • borqom noun (a style of close-fitting circular cap)

Māori

1 entries
  • kahu noun (part of the amniotic sac which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth)

Navajo

1 entries
  • akʼahłání noun (the thin membrane which covers the lower intestines)

Polish

1 entries
  • czepek noun (part of the amniotic sac which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • coifa noun (part of the amniotic sac which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth)

Russian

4 entries
  • во́дная оболо́чка плода́ noun (part of the amniotic sac which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth)
  • жирова́я се́тка noun (the thin membrane which covers the lower intestines)
  • мембра́на noun (the thin membrane which covers the lower intestines)
  • перепо́нка noun (the thin membrane which covers the lower intestines)

Spanish

3 entries
  • cofia noun (a style of close-fitting circular cap)
  • cofia cefálica noun (part of the amniotic sac which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth)
  • redaño noun (the thin membrane which covers the lower intestines)

Swedish

3 entries
  • segerhatta noun (part of the amniotic sac which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth)
  • segerhuva noun (part of the amniotic sac which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth)
  • visdomshuva noun (part of the amniotic sac which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • mỡ chài noun (the thin membrane which covers the lower intestines)

Welsh

4 entries
  • breithell noun (part of the amniotic sac which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth)
  • gweren noun (the thin membrane which covers the lower intestines)
  • gweren eni noun (part of the amniotic sac which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth)
  • penguwch noun (a style of close-fitting circular cap)

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

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Ne spared they to strip her naked all. / Then when they had despoild her tire and call, / Such as she was, their eyes might her behold […]

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I was born with a caul, which was advertised for sale, in the newspapers, at the low price of fifteen guineas.

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Even in the mid seventeenth century a country gentleman might regard his caul as a treasure to be preserved with great care, and bequeathed to his descendants.

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