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marabou in British English
(ˈmærəˌbuː)
noun
1.
a large black-and-white African carrion-eating stork, Leptoptilos crumeniferus, with a very short naked neck and a straight heavy bill
See also adjutant bird2.
a down feather of this bird, used to trim garments
3.
a.
a fine white raw silk
b.
fabric made of this
Word origin
C19: from French, from Arabic murābit marabout, so called because the stork is considered a holy bird in Islammarabou in American English
(ˈmærəˌbu)
noun
1.
a bare-headed, large-billed African stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)
2.
soft feathers from the wing coverts and tail of the marabou
3.
a.
a delicate, white raw silk thread that can be dyed with the natural gum still in it
b.
a fabric made of this
Word origin
Fr, marabout (see marabout): so named from its contemplative postureImage ofmarabou
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