Madras (cloth)

Madras (cloth)

Madras is a lightweight cotton fabric with patterned texture, used primarily for summer clothing -- pants, shorts, dresses and jackets. The fabric takes its name from the former English name of the city of Chennai, India.

One style popular during the 1960s was called bleeding Madras. It used dyes that were not colorfast in a typically plaid design, resulting in bleeding and fading colors that yielded a new look to the fabric each time it was laundered.

The fabric is mentioned many times in the S.E. Hinton book "The Outsiders" as a favored clothing worn by the Socs.


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  • madras — [ma′drəs; mə dras′, mədräs′] n. [after MADRAS] 1. a fine, firm cotton cloth, usually striped or plaid, used for shirts, dresses, etc. 2. a durable silk cloth, usually striped 3. a figured cotton or rayon cloth in leno weave, used for draperies 4 …   English World dictionary

  • madras — (adj.) 1833, in reference to the former Indian state of Madras (modern Chennai, a Tamil name), from which this type of bright colored muslin cloth was exported. The British fort there dates from 1639; the name sometimes is said to be from Skt.… …   Etymology dictionary

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  • madras — UK [məˈdrɑːs] / US [ˈmædrəs] / US [məˈdrɑs] noun Word forms madras : singular madras plural madrases 1) [countable/uncountable] a type of curry (= an Indian food) that consists of meat and vegetables and has a strong hot flavour 2) [uncountable]… …   English dictionary

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  • madras — mad|ras [ mædrəs, mə dras ] noun 1. ) count or uncount MAINLY BRITISH a type of CURRY (=an Indian food) that consists of meat and vegetables and has a strong hot flavor 2. ) uncount a type of cotton cloth …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • madras — fine plain woven cotton or silk Fabric and Cloth …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • madras — noun 1 (C, U) a kind of curry (=hot tasting Indian dish) usually made with meat 2 (U) a kind of cotton cloth with stripes …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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