madras

About 5.18 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A brightly colored cotton fabric with a checked or striped pattern.
2. noun A large handkerchief of this fabric, worn on the head in the West Indies.
3. noun Alternative form of Madras (“type of curry”).

Similar words

bombay calcutta bangalore howrah chennai gingham checkered calico seersucker plaid

Often followed by

and presidency government in to state university was high

Word family

Chennai Madras Madrasi Madrasis madrases