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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Caddice \Cad"dice\, Caddis \Cad"dis\, n. [Prov. E. caddy, cadew;
     cf. G. k["o]der bait.] (Zool.)
     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}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster] caddis fly

















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