variants:
or less commonly marabout
Definition of marabou
1a
: 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
2a
: silk composed of several twisted threads that is dyed before the sericin has been removed
b
: a fabric made of this silk
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The first known use of marabou was in 1819
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