marabou
noun
- a bare-headed, large-billed African stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)
- soft feathers from the wing coverts and tail of the marabou
- a delicate, white raw silk thread that can be dyed with the natural gum still in it
- a fabric made of this
See marabou in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also mar·a·bout (mărˈə-bo͞oˌ)
noun- Any of several large African storks of the genus Leptoptilos that scavenge for carrion and that have a soft white down on the underside. Also called adjutant, adjutant stork.
a. The down of one of these storks or an imitation of it made from other bird feathers.
b. A hat or garment trimmed with the down of a stork or an imitation of it.
a. A raw silk that can be dyed without being separated from the gum.
b. A fabric or an article of apparel made from such silk.
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