Definitions
Light cotton fabric, often patterned or plaid.
Word origin
The etymology is uncertain; it may derive from Madraspattinam. See Wikipedia for several possible etymologies.
Used in a sentence
“I’ll have the chicken Madras.”
“A black woman in blue cotton gown, red-and-yellow Madras turban […] crouched against the wall.”
“Gerry ordered poppadoms and parathas and then he was interrupted by requests for vindaloos, chicken madrases and sag joshes, rice, raita and nan, from Priest, Morgan and Maria Grazia.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Checked cotton”6 letters
02“Plaid cotton”6 letters
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