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cad·dis (kad′is)

noun

  1. a coarse woolen material; worsted yarn
  2. a worsted ribbon

Etymology: ME & OFr cadas, floss silk; confused with Fr cadis, coarse serge, after Cadiz (? where made)

caddis2 definition

cad·dis (kad′is)

noun

caddis worm

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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