Caul

(noun.) the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth).

手打:劳里

• I was born with a caul, which was advertised for sale, in the newspapers, at the low price of fifteen guineas. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• And I was born wi' a caul, and perhaps can be no more ruined than drowned? 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.

校对:威尔默