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caddis

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cad⋅dis

1  [kad-is]
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–noun
a kind of woolen braid, ribbon, or tape.
Also, caddice.

Origin:
1570–80; prob. < MF cadis kind of woolen cloth < OPr < Catalon cadirs, of obscure orig; ME cadace, cadas material for padding doublets (< AF) is appar. a distinct word

Related forms:
caddised, adjective

cad⋅dis

2  [kad-is]
–noun
caddisworm.
Origin:
by shortening

cad⋅dis⋅worm

  [kad-is-wurm]
–noun
the aquatic larva of a caddisfly, having an armored head and a pair of abdominal hooks, and typically living in a case built from sand or plant debris.
Also called caddis, caddice, strawworm.

Origin:
1615–25; caddis (perh. pl., taken as sing., of caddy, dim. of cad larva, ghost) + worm
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cad·dis also cad·dice   (kād'ĭs)   
n.  A coarse woolen fabric, yarn, or ribbon binding.

[Probably from Middle English cadace, cotton wool (from Anglo-Norman, from Old Provençal cadarz) and from French cadis, woolen cloth (from Old Provençal).]
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