caddice

cad·dis

also cad·dice (kăd′ĭs)

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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caddice fly
caddice-fly
caddis
caddis fly
caddis-fly
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trichopteron
trichopterous insect

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