† caudieadj.
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: candy n.2
Etymology: Probably a transmission error for candy n.2, used as adjective.
Obsolete.
rare.
a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) i. iii. 247 Why what a caudie [1598 and mod. edd. candy] deale of curtesie, This fawning Grey-hound then did proffer me.
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