Obs. In 7 cawdebink. [a. F. caudebec, a kind of woollen chapeau, so called from Caudebec in Normandy (Littré).] (See quots.)
1680. W. Cunningham, Diary, 30 July (1887), 116. For a black Cawdebink hat £06 0 0 [Scots].
1708. Kersey, Caudebec (F.), a sort of light Hat, first made at Caudebec, a Town of Normandy in France.
1730–6. Bailey, Caudebeck.
1755. Johnson, Caudebeck (cites Phillips).
1847–78. Halliwell, Dict., Caudebec, a French hat, worn in England about 1700.
