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Madras (cloth)
Fine handwoven cotton fabric of India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Madras is a lightweight cotton fabric with typically patterned texture and tartan design, used primarily for summer clothing such as pants, shorts, lungi, dresses, and jackets. The fabric takes its name from the former name of the city of Chennai in south India.[1]
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