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   Caul

   /kôl/

   

   noun

   • 1. the amniotic membrane enclosing a fetus.
   • ▪ part of the amniotic membrane occasionally found on a child's head at birth, thought to bring good luck.
   • 2. a woman's close-fitting indoor headdress or hairnet. historical
   • 3. the omentum.

   Word Origin Middle English: perhaps from Old French cale ‘head covering’, but recorded earlier.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   • A

     1

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