Associations to the word «Madras»

Wiktionary

MADRAS, proper noun. Former name of Chennai (the state capital of Tamil Nadu, India).
MADRAS, noun. (British) A style of curry dish purported to originate from the Madras region.
MADRAS, noun. A brightly colored cotton fabric with a checked or striped pattern.

Dictionary definition

MADRAS, noun. A state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras.
MADRAS, noun. A city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras.
MADRAS, noun. A light patterned cotton cloth.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca