madras

noun2

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
2. •
   A large handkerchief of this fabric, worn on the head in the West Indies.

noun3

1. •
   Former name of Chennai: the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India.
2. •
   (UK) A style of curry dish purported to originate from the Madras region.

   • I’ll have the chicken Madras.
3. •
   A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Oregon, United States.