(mə·dras′, -dräs′, mad′rəs) noun
1. A kind of cotton cloth, with thick strands at intervals throughout its weave, giving either a striped, corded, or checked effect.
2. A large, brightly colored kerchief, formerly worn as a headdress by Negroes. [from Madras, India, because originally made there]

(mə·dras′, -dräs′, mad′rəs)
1. A constituent state in southern India; 50,110 square miles.
2. Its capital, a port on the Bay of Bengal.