Definitions for Madras

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Madras mad·ras

Spelling: [mad-ruh s, muh-dras, - Madras is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 112 anagrams from letters in Madras (aadmrs).

Definitions for Madras

noun

1. a light cotton fabric of various weaves, especially one in multicolored plaid or stripes, used for shirts, dresses, jackets, etc.
2. a thin curtain fabric of a light, gauzelike weave with figures of heavier yarns.
3. a large, brightly colored kerchief, of silk or cotton, often used for turbans.
4. former name of Chennai.
5. former name of Tamil Nadu.

adjective

1. made of or resembling madras.

Origin of Madras

First recorded in 1825-35; named after Madras

Examples for Madras

In madras, a branch of the pomegranate tree is usually stuck in.

Outnumbered five to one in Britain, Scots made up 60 percent of the merchants in Bengal, Calcutta and madras.

But in the madras Presidency dolmens are found converted into Siva temples.

There were two nights to be passed in this train before reaching madras.

madras (453,000), the third city of India, is also the third seaport.

At present there seems to be no caste called Andh in madras.

The second break, I saw the other day in the madras records.

For a certain reason we had to disembark at madras and return home to Calcutta.

Naan dunked in matzoh ball soup, served by a Yiddish-speaking waiter from madras.

And, of course, no warm weather spot would be without his infamous Adidas slip-on sandals and a pair of madras shorts.