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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Caddis \Cad"dis\, n. [OE. caddas, Scot. caddis lint, caddes a kind of woolen cloth, cf Gael. cada, cadadh a kind of cloth, cotton, fustian, W. cadas, F. cadis.] A kind of worsted lace or ribbon. ``Caddises, cambrics, lawns.'' --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Caddice \Cad"dice\, Caddis \Cad"dis\, n. [Prov. E. caddy, cadew; cf G. k["o]der bait.] (Zo["o]l.) The larva of a caddice fly. These larv[ae] generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end and covered externally with pieces of broken shells, gravel, bits of wood, etc They are a favorite bait with anglers. Called also {caddice worm}, or {caddis worm}. {Caddice fly} (Zo["o]l.), a species of trichopterous insect, whose larva is the caddice.
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