madras

noun
UK: /məˈdrɑːs/
US: /ˈmædrəs/

  1. A light cotton cloth, often with a plaid, striped, or checked pattern.

    1. He wore a shirt made of madras.
    2. The summer collection features breezy dresses in colorful madras.
madras adjective

  1. Made of or relating to madras fabric.

    1. She has a madras skirt.
    2. He prefers wearing madras shirts during the summer months.

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The phonetic transcription of "madras" is /məˈdrɑːs/ in British English and /ˈmædrəs/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "madras": "He wore a shirt made of madras.". More examples on the page.