MADRASES

Noun

madrases

plural of madras

Source: Wiktionary


MADRAS

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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