‘And I was born wi' a caul, and perhaps can be no more ruined than drowned?’ Christian added... (Th. Hardy. ‘The Return of the Native’, book III, ch. VII) — - Да и я ведь в рубашке родился. Значит, я не могу ни утонуть, ни разориться? - спросил Кристиан...
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.
Caul — (k[add]l), n. [OE. calle, kelle, prob. fr. F. cale; cf. Ir. calla a veil.] 1. A covering of network for the head, worn by women; also, a net. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) The fold of membrane loaded with fat, which covers more or less of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Caul — A caul (Latin: Caput galeatum , literally, head helmet ) is a thin, filmy membrane, the amniotic sac, that covers or partly covers the newborn mammal immediately after birth. It is also the membrane enclosing the paunch of mammals, particularly… … Wikipedia
Caul — Or cowl, a membrane, in obstetrics and cooking. In obstetrics, the caul is the amnion, one of the two fetal membranes, the other being the chorion. To be born in a caul meant to be born with the head covered by the amnion (or be born within an… … Medical dictionary
caul — early 14c., close fitting cap worn by women, from Fr. cale cap, back formation from calotte, from It. callotta, from L. calautica type of female headdress with pendent lappets, a foreign word of unknown origin. Medical use, in reference to… … Etymology dictionary
veil — Caul Caul (k[add]l), n. [OE. calle, kelle, prob. fr. F. cale; cf. Ir. calla a veil.] 1. A covering of network for the head, worn by women; also, a net. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) The fold of membrane loaded with fat, which covers more or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cauls — A belief repeatedly recorded from the 16th century to the present day is that when a baby is born with a caul covering the face (also called a mask , veil , or sillyhow ), it must be kept for luck; whoever has one will never drown. This is a… … A Dictionary of English folklore
Vampire folklore by region — Legends of vampires have existed for millennia; cultures such as the Mesopotamians, Hebrews, Ancient Greeks, and Romans had tales of demonic entities and blood drinking spirits which are considered precursors to modern vampires. However, despite… … Wikipedia
Vjesci — (Va JES ee) or(VYESKEE) Variations: Opji, Vjeszczi, Vjeszczi Wupji In Poland there is the belief that when a person who was born with a caul or teeth is about to die, he will use his last breath to renounce God. The body will retain its heat… … Encyclopedia of vampire mythology
Benandanti — The Benandanti ( Good Walkers ) were an agrarian fertility cult in the Friuli district of Northern Italy in the 16th and 17th centuries. Between 1575 and 1675 the Benandanti were tried as heretics under the Roman Inquisition, and their witchcraft … Wikipedia
Witchcraft in Italy — Carlo Ginzburg, Night Battles , and the Benandanti In the 1960 s, Carlo Ginzburg [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo Ginzburg] made the discovery that many historians dream of, In the Archepiscopal archives of Udine, in the north eastern Italian… … Wikipedia
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