A caul, folkloricly speaking is : A certain white mark in any part of the body, meaning that such person has the gift of goodness. Such person is able to sense spirits demons, any sort of evil presence and is able to ward off such.
Bill Caul was born in 1942.
A caul is a piece of membrane that can cover a newborn's head and face. It is very rare, but it is a harmless condition. Babies born 'in caul' are born inside the amniotic sac. Famous people born in the caul include Charlemagne, Sigmund Freud, Liberace, and Napoleon.
CAUL
A thin membrane.(tissue)
call, caul bait, bate
There are two syllables. Caul-dron.
"I was born with a caul, which was advertised for sale, in the newspapers, at the low price if fifteen guineas...I was present myslef, and I remember to have felt quite uncomfortable and confused, at a part of myself being disposed of in that way. The caul was won, I recollect, by an old lady with a hand-basket, who, very reluctantly, produced from it the stipulated five shillings......... ." David Copperfield by Charles DickensAll credit goes to Betty Smith's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn: "The only notable thing about the birth was that the infant was born with a caul which was supposed to indicate that the child was set apart to do great things in the world" (Smith 78).Or: We studied the caul in heath class and the superstitions brought with it during a birth.Hope this helps
Good Eats - 1999 The Caul of the Flower 14-21 was released on: USA: 25 April 2011
Chopped - 2007 Chewing the Caul Fat 11-2 was released on: USA: 14 February 2012
This Polish Vampyre is created when a child has teeth and a caul at birth.
skin, film, caul, dura
There are many pictures on the Internet of a baby born with a "veil" or caul over its face. It is a genetic condition that may not be visually appealing to all who search for it.