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Marabou

//ˈmæɹəbuː// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Leptoptilos crumeniferus, a large wading bird native to Africa, with a naked head and neck adapted for scavenging.
  2. 2
    the downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments wordnet
  3. 3
    A person having five-eighths black ancestry; the offspring of a mulatto and a griffe. Louisiana, US, dated

    "Madimarian , a Marabou, killed me a bullock; I give him one bottle of powder."

  4. 4
    large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments wordnet
  5. 5
    A kind of thrown raw silk, naturally nearly white, but capable of being dyed without scouring.
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  1. 6
    A thin fabric made from this silk, as for scarves.

Etymology

From French marabou, an older spelling of marabout.

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