Main Entry: mar·a·bou

Variant(s): also mar·a·bout \ˈma-rə-ˌbü\

Function: noun

Etymology: French marabout, literally, marabout

Date: 1819

1 a : a soft feathery fluffy material prepared from turkey feathers or the coverts of marabous and used especially for trimming women's hats or clothes b marabou : a large dark gray African stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus) that has a distensible pouch of pink skin at the front of the neck and feeds especially on carrion —called also marabou stork
2 a : a thrown silk usually dyed in the gum b : a fabric made of this silk

[marabou illustration]