madras : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: madras	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for madras
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Madras n a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras Synonym(s): Tamil Nadu, Madras a city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras Synonym(s): Chennai, Madras a light patterned cotton cloth
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Madras \Madras"\, n. [So named after Madras, a city and presidency of India.] 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.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
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