n. [ F. matras; perh. so called from its long narrow neck; cf. OF. matras large arrow, L. materis, mataris, matara, a Celtic javelin, pike; of Celtic origin. ] (Chem.) A round-bottomed glass flask having a long neck; a bolthead. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ So named after
A black woman in blue cotton gown, red-and-yellow madras turban . . . crouched against the wall. G. W. Cable. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]