different between paul vs caul
paul
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p??l/
- (General American) IPA(key): /p?l/
- (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA(key): /p?l/
- Rhymes: -??l
- Homophones: pall, pawl
Etymology 1
Noun
paul (plural pauls)
- An old Italian silver coin; a paolo.
- 1836, Mariana Starke, Travels in Europe and in the Island of Sicily (page 569)
- Shoes and boots are, generally speaking, better made at Florence than in any other part of Italy: the usual price charged for the former is eight pauls the pair; and for the latter from thirty to forty pauls.
- 1836, Mariana Starke, Travels in Europe and in the Island of Sicily (page 569)
Etymology 2
Noun
paul (plural pauls)
- Archaic form of pawl.
- 1850, The Mechanic's Magazine, Register, Journal and Gazette (page 517)
- As soon as the horse again begins to move, the paul will take into the teeth of the ratchet-wheel, and restore to the fly-wheel its original speed.
- 1850, The Mechanic's Magazine, Register, Journal and Gazette (page 517)
Anagrams
- Palu, Pula, ULPA, pula
Malay
Etymology
From Sundanese.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [paol]
- Rhymes: -aol, -ol
Adjective
paul (Jawi spelling ??????, plural paul-paul)
- blue (blue-colored)
Synonyms
- belau / ?????
- biru / ?????
- nila / ?????
Noun
paul (Jawi spelling ??????, plural paul-paul, informal 1st possessive paulku, impolite 2nd possessive paulmu, 3rd possessive paulnya)
- blue (colour)
Further reading
- “paul” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *pad?lem (a root), from Latin pal?dem, accusative of pal?s (“swamp”). Compare Italian padule, Romanian p?dure.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /p?.?u?/
- Hyphenation: pa?ul
Noun
paul m (plural pauis)
- (geography) swamp
Synonyms
See Thesaurus:pântano.
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Probably from English Paul.
Adjective
paul
- confused
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caul
English
Alternative forms
- call [16th-17th c.]
- cawl
Etymology
From Middle English, from Middle French and Old French cale (“head covering”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /k??l/
- Rhymes: -??l
Noun
caul (plural cauls)
- (historical) A style of close-fitting circular cap worn by women in the sixteenth century and later, often made of linen. [from 14th c.]
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, I.vii:
- Ne spared they to strip her naked all. / Then when they had despoild her tire and call, / Such as she was, their eyes might her behold […]
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, I.vii:
- (Britain, historical, often capitalized, used on maps) An entry to a mill lead taken from a burn or stream (a mill lead (or mill waterway) is generally smaller than a canal but moves a large volume of water). [chiefly 1800-1950]
- (anatomy, obsolete except in specific senses) A membrane. [14th-17th c.]
- The thin membrane which covers the lower intestines; the omentum. [from 14th c.]
- The amnion which encloses the foetus before birth, especially that part of it which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth (traditionally considered to be good luck). [from 16th c.]
- 1849, Charles Dickens, David Copperfield, I ¶ 4:
- I was born with a caul, which was advertised for sale, in the newspapers, at the low price of fifteen guineas.
- 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society (2012), page 182:
- Even in the mid seventeenth century a country gentleman might regard his caul as a treasure to be preserved with great care, and bequeathed to his descendants.
- 1849, Charles Dickens, David Copperfield, I ¶ 4:
- The surface of a press that makes contact with panel product, especially a removable plate or sheet.
- (woodworking) A strip or block of wood used to distribute or direct clamping force.
- (cooking) Caul fat.
Translations
Anagrams
- ACLU, LUCA, Luca, UCLA
Dalmatian
Etymology
From Latin caulis.
Noun
caul
- cabbage
Yola
Noun
caul
- Alternative form of caule
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