[syn: Chennai, Madras]
3. a light patterned cotton cloth;
The 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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Madras, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon
Population (2000): 5078
Housing Units (2000): 1952
Land area (2000): 2.182280 sq. miles (5.652079 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.182280 sq. miles (5.652079 sq. km)
FIPS code: 45250
Located within: Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
Location: 44.630536 N, 121.129128 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 97741
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Madras, OR
Madras