0 a membrane (= thin tissue) that surrounds a foetus inside its mother, and that covers the head of some babies when they are born:
1 a type of head covering worn by women in the past
There was a popular belief that people ' born under a caul ' had prophetic powers.
In order to prevent the person from becoming a vjesci, the caul was removed, dried, ground and fed to the person on their seventh birthday.
Under the caul is a close-fitting embroidered cap, keeping the hair off the forehead.
At her birth she had a caul over her face, which is thought in some folk religions to indicate special powers.
Her hair is caught in a cylindrical cap or caul of pearls.
She wears a gold lattice-work partlet studded with pearls and a matching snood or caul.
A black vest is worn over the caul, called krac.
The caul could be covered by a crespine or a mesh net to secure it from falling off.
