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caul

/ˈkɒl/KOL
/ˈkɑl/KAHL

Meaninga veil, hood

Common meaning: a membrane

Other meanings: a net cap

Journey through time

  1. Gaeliccall‘a veil, hood’source
  2. Middle Englishcallesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa veil, hood → a membranecaul‘a membrane’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Gaelic call ‘a veil, hood’.

Roots

  • call Gaelic “a veil, hood”

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