First Known Use: circa 1830
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madras
noun ma·dras \ˈma-drəs; mə-ˈdras, -ˈdräs\
Definition of MADRAS
1
: a large silk or cotton kerchief usually of bright colors that is often worn as a turban
2
a : a fine plain-woven shirting and dress fabric usually of cotton with varied designs (as plaid) in bright colors or in white b : a light open usually cotton fabric with a heavy design used for curtains

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Origin of MADRAS
Madras, India
Other Clothing Terms
Madras
geographical name Ma·dras \mə-ˈdras, -ˈdräs\
Definition of MADRAS
1
— see tamil nadu
2
or Chen·nai \ˈche-ˌnī\ city & port S India ∗ of Tamil Nadu pop 4,216,268
— Ma·drasi \-ˈdra-sē, -ˈdrä-\ noun
Rhymes with MADRAS
admass, air mass, alas, Alsace, amass, art glass, avgas, badass, bagasse, beach grass, bear grass, bent grass, black bass, Black Mass, bluegrass, bromegrass, bunchgrass, bypass, cheatgrass, cordgrass, crabgrass, crevasse, cuirass, cut glass, cut-grass, declass, degas, drop pass, Drygas, eelgrass, en masse, eyeglass, first-class, flint glass, float glass, folk mass, ground glass, groundmass, hand glass, harass, hard-ass, haul ass, high-class, high mass, hourglass, impasse, jackass, jump pass, kelp bass, kick ass, kick-ass, knotgrass, landmass, lead glass, low mass, milk glass, morass, nut grass, oat grass, outclass, outgas, palliasse, pier glass, plate glass, quartz glass, red mass, repass, rest mass, ribgrass, rock bass, ryegrass, salt grass, sandglass, saw grass, screen pass, sea bass, sheet glass, smart-ass, South Pass, spot pass, spun glass, spyglass, stained glass, star grass, striped bass, subclass, sunglass, sung mass, surpass, sweetgrass, switchgrass, sword grass, teargas, third-class, trespass, Troas, turfgrass, wheatgrass, white bass, wineglass, wire grass, wiseass, witchgrass, word class, world-class, yard grass
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