Found 2 items, similar to madras.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Madras Madras n 1: a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras [syn: Tamil Nadu] 2: a city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras [syn: Chennai] 3: a light patterned cotton cloth
English → English (gcide) Definition: madras madras \ma*dras"\, n. [So named after Madras, a city and presidency of India.] 1. A large silk-and-cotton kerchief, usually of bright colors, such as those often used by negroes for turbans. A black woman in blue cotton gown, red-and-yellow madras turban . . . crouched against the wall. --G. W. Cable. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. A light patterned cotton fabric. [WordNet 1.5]