: 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 alsomarabou stork
2
a
: silk composed of several twisted threads that is dyed before the sericin has been removed
b
: a fabric made of this silk
Illustration of marabou
marabou 1b
Examples of marabou in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebAdd a horseback safari through the grounds to your itinerary to see llamas, colobus monkeys, marabou storks, zebras and peacocks.—Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024 So when the trailer for the upcoming live-action Barbie movie opened with a shot of star Margot Robbie stepping out of Barbie’s marabou stilettos, still on tiptoes, the internet exploded.—Time, 27 June 2023 At Chanel, large marabou clusters fluttered from a simple black knitted shift; and at Valentino, feathery crests stood at attention to accent crisp poplin shirts, thigh-skimming miniskirts and a showstopping black and white diagonally striped coat.—Elizabeth Paton, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2023 One- to 2-inch-long, 1/16- or 1/8-ounce soft-plastic, hair, or marabou jigs are all effective.—Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023 So why for 90 years have murder and marabou been inextricably linked?—Sarah Spellings, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2022 Some anglers are choosing a black marabou jig tipped with live bait, a combination that will hook all three species of game fish.—cleveland, 5 May 2022 While that makes the fishing difficult, the Rocky River is still open enough to catch some of the dynamic trout on a small fly or marabou jig tipped with maggots or waxworms.—D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 20 Jan. 2022 Fishermen are casting spoons and spinners and hooking trout, and working dime-sized spawn bags under a float, as well as small, black marabou jigs tipped with maggots and waxworms.—cleveland, 4 Nov. 2021
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