noun

• Former name of Chennai, the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India.
• A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Oregon, United States.
• (Britain) A style of curry dish purported to originate from the Madras region.
• A brightly colored cotton fabric with a checked or striped pattern.
• A large handkerchief of this fabric, worn on the head in the West Indies.
• Alternative form of Madras (“type of curry”) [Former name of Chennai, the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India.]