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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Madras \Ma*dras"\, 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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
Madras
n 1: a city of southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal [syn: {Madras}]
2: a light patterned cotton cloth
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
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