MADRAS

madras

(noun) a light patterned cotton cloth

Chennai, Madras

(noun) a city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

madras (countable and uncountable, plural madrases)

A brightly colored cotton fabric with a checked or striped pattern.

• G. W. Cable

A large handkerchief of this fabric, worn on the head in the West Indies.

Anagrams

• Mardas, damars, dramas, masdar

Etymology

Proper noun

Madras

Former name of Chennai, The capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India.

A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Oregon, United States.

Synonyms

• Chennai (current name)

Noun

Madras

(British) A style of curry dish purported to originate from the Madras region.

Anagrams

• Mardas, damars, dramas, masdar

Source: Wiktionary

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Ma*dras", n. [So named after Madras, a city and presidency of India.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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