Sĭl'ly-how, n.

n. [Prov. Eng. silly-hew, from A-S. sælig, happy, good, and hāfe, L. Ger. huwe, Dan. hure, hue, D. huif, O. D. huuve, Ger. haube, a cap, hood. See supra.] The membrane that covers the head of the fetus; the caul. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]