Associations to the word «Marabou»

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.

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.