caddice1
[kad-is]
caddice2
[kad-is]
caddis1
or cad·dice
[kad-is]
- a kind of woolen braid, ribbon, or tape.
Origin of caddis1
1570–80; probably < Middle French cadis kind of woolen cloth < Old Provençal < Catalan cadirs, of obscure origin; Middle English cadace, cadas material for padding doublets (< Anglo-French) is apparently a distinct word
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Examples from the Web for caddice
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The caddice larvæ are carnivorous; that is, they eat animal food.
The Insect FolkMargaret Warner Morley
The caddice larva makes its house of silk and sand and also lines it with a beautiful covering of fine silk.
The Insect FolkMargaret Warner Morley
You see it did not hurt the caddice larva to take away its house; it immediately went to work to build another.
The Insect FolkMargaret Warner Morley
You will be apt to find the caddice larvæ in any brook and in some ponds, and I hope you will always look for them.
The Insect FolkMargaret Warner Morley
Those lines that look as though some one had been ornamenting the bottom of the brook are made by our caddice larvæ.
The Insect FolkMargaret Warner Morley
caddis
caddice
- a type of coarse woollen yarn, braid, or fabric
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Word Origin and History for caddice
caddis
n.
"larva of the May-fly," 1650s, of unknown origin, perhaps a diminutive of some sense of cad.
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