noun
- A style of close-fitting circular cap worn by women in the sixteenth century and later, often made of linen.
- (often capitalized, used on maps) An entry to a mill lead taken from a burn or stream (a mill lead (or mill waterway) is generally smaller than a canal but moves a large volume of water).
- A membrane.
- The thin membrane which covers the lower intestines; the omentum.
- The amnion which encloses the foetus before birth, especially that part of it which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth (traditionally considered to be good luck).
- The surface of a press that makes contact with panel product, especially a removable plate or sheet.
- A strip or block of wood used to distribute or direct clamping force.
- Caul fat.
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Caul is a 1-meaning word in English. Shorter words have fewer anagrams.
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