1. Noun
A covering of network for the head, worn by women; also, a net.
2. Noun
The fold of membrane loaded with fat, which covers more or less of the intestines in mammals; the great omentum. See Omentum.
3. Noun
A part of the amnion, one of the membranes enveloping the fetus, which sometimes is round the head of a child at its birth.
4. Noun
the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
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