Associations to the word «Marabou»
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Wiktionary
MARABOU, noun. Leptoptilos crumeniferus, a large wading bird native to Africa, with a naked head and neck adapted for scavenging.
MARABOU, noun. (dated) (US) (Louisiana) A person, five-eighths of whose ancestry is black; the offspring of a mulatto and a griffe.
MARABOU, noun. A kind of thrown raw silk, naturally nearly white, but capable of being dyed without scouring.
MARABOU, noun. A thin fabric made from this silk, as for scarfs.
Dictionary definition
MARABOU, noun. Large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments.
MARABOU, noun. The downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments.
Wise words
A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there
is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to
take away.