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mar·a·bou noun or mar·a·bout \ˈmarəˌbü\ (-s) Etymology: French marabout, literally, marabout 1. a. or marabou stork : a large stork of the genus Leptoptilos: as (1) : an African stork (L. crumeniferus) (2) : adjutant bird b. : a soft feathery fluffy material prepared from the long coverts of marabous or usually from turkey feathers and used especially for trimmings < all these ladies wearing marabou — New Yorker > 2. a. : a thrown silk usually dyed in the gum b. : a fabric made of this silk [marabou 1a(1)] |