be born with a caul (on one's head)

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• 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Caul — A caul (Latin: Caput galeatum , literally, head helmet ) is a thin, filmy membrane, the amniotic sac, that covers or partly covers the newborn mammal immediately after birth. It is also the membrane enclosing the paunch of mammals, particularly… …   Wikipedia

• Caul — Or cowl, a membrane, in obstetrics and cooking. In obstetrics, the caul is the amnion, one of the two fetal membranes, the other being the chorion. To be born in a caul meant to be born with the head covered by the amnion (or be born within an… …   Medical dictionary

• veil — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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• cauls —    A belief repeatedly recorded from the 16th century to the present day is that when a baby is born with a caul covering the face (also called a mask , veil , or sillyhow ), it must be kept for luck; whoever has one will never drown. This is a… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

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• Nosferat — (Nos FUR rat) Variations: Necuratul ( unclean one ) Across central and eastern Europe, the nosferat ( plague carrier ) is perhaps the best known species of all the vampires, considered by many to be the quintessential traditional vampire. There… …   Encyclopedia of vampire mythology

• Vseslav of Polotsk — or Vseslav Bryachislavich, also known as Vseslav the Sorcerer or Vseslav the Seer (c. 1039–1101), was the most famous ruler of Polotsk and was briefly Grand Prince of Kiev in 1068–1069. Polotsk s Cathedral of Holy Wisdom (completed in 1066) is… …   Wikipedia