About The Word Marabou
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Marabou
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What's The Definition Of Marabou?
[n] downy feathers of marabou storks used for trimming garments
[n] large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; downy under-wing feathers are used to trim garments Synonyms | Synonyms for Marabou: Related Terms | Find terms related to Marabou: See Also | feather | genus Leptoptilus | Leptoptilus | Leptoptilus crumeniferus | marabou | marabou stork | marabout | plumage | plume | stork Marabou In Webster's Dictionary \Mar`a*bou"\, n. [F.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A large stork of the genus {Leptoptilos}
(formerly {Ciconia}), esp. the African species ({L.
crumenifer}), which furnishes plumes worn as ornaments.
The Asiatic species ({L. dubius}, or {L. argala}) is the
adjutant. See {Adjutant}. [Written also {marabu}.]
2. One having five eighths negro blood; the offspring of a
mulatto and a griffe. [Louisiana] --Bartlett.
\Mar`a*bou"\, n. A kind of thrown raw silk, nearly white naturally, but capable of being dyed without scouring; also, a thin fabric made from it, as for scarfs, which resembles the feathers of the marabou in delicacy, -- whence the name. |
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