- sillyhow
- Literally, 'blessed cap' or 'lucky cap'; a term used in northern England for the *caul (cauls).
A Dictionary of English folklore. Jacqueline Simpson & Steve Roud. 2014.
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Sillyhow — Sil ly*how, n. [Prov. E. silly hew; cf. AS. s[=ae]lig happy, good, and h[=u]fe a cap, hood. See {Silly}, a.] A caul. See {Caul}, n., 3. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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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
