madras

3 definitions found

madras - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

madras - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Madras
      n 1: a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south
           of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras [syn: Tamil Nadu,
           Madras]
      2: a city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras
         [syn: Chennai, Madras]
      3: a light patterned cotton cloth

madras - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Madras, OR (city, FIPS 45250)
    Location: 44.62987 N, 121.12901 W
    Population (1990): 3443 (1374 housing units)
    Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 97741