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madrases

madrases is the plural of madras.

Meaning of madras

Noun

madras (countable and uncountable, plural madrases)

  1. A brightly colored cotton fabric with a checked or striped pattern.
    • A black woman in blue cotton gown, red-and-yellow Madras turban […] crouched against the wall.1887, G. W. Cable, “Au Large”, in Scribner's Monthly, volume 35, page 90
  2. A large handkerchief of this fabric, worn on the head in the West Indies.

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Noun capitalized: Madrases

Madrases

  1. (plural) plural of Madras

Questions about madrases

What is madrases the plural of?
Madrases is the plural of madras.
What part of speech is madrases?
Madrases is a noun.

Words near madrases in the dictionary

  1. Madras Time
  2. madrasa
  3. madrasah
  4. madrasahs
  5. madrasas
  6. madrases
  7. Madrasi
  8. Madrasis
  9. Madrass
  10. madrassa
  11. madrassah

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