Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Madras \Ma*dras"\, n. [So named after Madras, a city and
   presidency of India.]
   A large silk-and-cotton kerchief, usually of bright colors,
   such as those often used by negroes for turbans.

         A black woman in blue cotton gown, red-and-yellow
         madras turban . . . crouched against the wall. --G. W.
                                                  Cable.

Source : WordNet®

Madras
     n 1: a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of
          Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras [syn: {Tamil Nadu}]
     2: a city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras
        [syn: {Chennai}]
     3: a light patterned cotton cloth