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caddis

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈkædɪs/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The larva of a caddis fly. They generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally with debris.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A rough woolen cloth; caddice.

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A kind of worsted lace or ribbon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Unknown. See dialect forms caddew, caddy, cad-bait.

From Middle French cadis, from Old French cadaz, from Old Occitan, from Old Catalan cadirs, cadins.