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caul 音標拼音: [k'ɑl] [k'ɔl] n. 胎膜 胎膜 caul n 1: part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines [ synonym: { greater omentum}, { gastrocolic omentum}, { caul}] 2: the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates ( especially when covering the head at birth) [ synonym: { caul}, { veil}, { embryonic membrane}] Caul \ Caul\ ( k[ add] l), 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]
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