01 n. A large silk-and-cotton kerchief, usually of bright colors, such as those often used by negroes for turbans.
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A large silk-and-cotton kerchief, usually of bright colors, such as those often used by negroes for turbans.“A black woman in blue cotton gown, red-and-yellow madras turban . . . crouched against the wall.” — G. W. Cable.
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A light patterned cotton fabric.