Caul

Caul

A caul (Latin: Caput galeatum, literally, "helmeted head") is a piece of membrane that can cover a newborn's head and face immediately after birth.

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Famous quotes containing the word caul:

    “The universe may or may not be very immense.
    As a matter of fact there are times when I am apt
    To feel it close in tight against my sense
    Like a caul in which I was born and still am wrapped.”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)