Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Madras is a lightweight cotton fabric with patterened texture, used primarily for summer clothing -- pants, shorts, dresses and jackets. The fabric takes it name from the city of Chennai, India, which was formerly known as Madras. External links http://histclo.hispeed.com/mat/mat-madras.html This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.