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cad·dis

also cad·dice  (kăd′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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caddis

(ˈkædɪs) or

caddice

n
(Textiles) a type of coarse woollen yarn, braid, or fabric
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cad•dis1

or cad•dice

(ˈkæd ɪs)

n.
a kind of woolen braid, ribbon, or tape.
[1570–80; probably < Middle French cadis]
cad′dised, adj.

cad•dis2

(ˈkæd ɪs)

n.
caddisworm.
[by shortening]
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