caddice

[ kad-is ]

/ ˈkæd ɪs /

noun

caddis¹.

OTHER WORDS FROM caddice

cad·diced, adjective

Words nearby caddice

cadaver, cadaverine, cadaverous, cadbury, cadcam, caddice, caddicefly, caddie, caddie car, caddie cart, caddis

Definition for caddice (2 of 3)

caddice ²

[ kad-is ]

/ ˈkæd ɪs /

noun

caddisworm.

Definition for caddice (3 of 3)

caddis ¹

or cad·dice

[ kad-is ]

/ ˈkæd ɪs /

noun

a kind of woolen braid, ribbon, or tape.

Origin of caddis

1570–80; probably < Middle French cadis kind of woolen cloth < Old Provençal < Catalan cadirs, of obscure origin; Middle English cadace, cadas material for padding doublets (< Anglo-French) is apparently a distinct word

OTHER WORDS FROM caddis

cad·dised, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for caddice

Sometimes called "case fly," from the case or shell which the larva makes about itself; "caddice" is another way of saying "case."

The Insect Folk |Margaret Warner Morley
You see it did not hurt the caddice larva to take away its house; it immediately went to work to build another.

The Insect Folk |Margaret Warner Morley
The caddice larvæ are carnivorous; that is, they eat animal food.

The Insect Folk |Margaret Warner Morley
The caddice larva makes its house of silk and sand and also lines it with a beautiful covering of fine silk.

The Insect Folk |Margaret Warner Morley

Those lines that look as though some one had been ornamenting the bottom of the brook are made by our caddice larvæ.

The Insect Folk |Margaret Warner Morley

British Dictionary definitions for caddice

caddis

caddice

/ (ˈkædɪs) /

noun

a type of coarse woollen yarn, braid, or fabric

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caddice

noun

OTHER WORDS FROM caddice

Words nearby caddice

Definition for caddice (2 of 3)

noun

Definition for caddice (3 of 3)

or cad·dice

noun

Origin of caddis

OTHER WORDS FROM caddis

Example sentences from the Web for caddice

British Dictionary definitions for caddice

caddice

noun