I. ˈkȯl noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English calle, from Middle French cale, perhaps back-formation from calotte skullcap
1. : a covering network:
a. archaic : a woman's netted close-fitting cap
b. obsolete : a net used to enwrap
c. obsolete : a net foundation for a wig
d. : the network at the back of a woman's cap
2. : an enclosing or investing membrane:
a. : greater omentum
b. : the inner fetal membrane of higher vertebrates especially when unruptured or covering the head at birth : amnion
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: French cale chock, shim, modification of German keil wedge, from Old High German kīl; akin to Old English cīth sprout, cīnan to gape, crack, Old High German kīmo sprout, kīnan to sprout, Old Norse kīll inlet, Gothic keinan to germinate, sprout, Lithuanian žydėti to bloom
: a usually heated sheet of metal or other material used to equalize pressure in making plywood and in shaping veneer to a surface
III.
variant of cawl