Associations to the word «Marabout»
Noun
Wiktionary
MARABOUT, noun. A Muslim holy man or mystic, especially in parts of North Africa. [from 17th c.]
MARABOUT, noun. The tomb or shrine of such a person. [from 19th c.]
Dictionary definition
MARABOUT, noun. Large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments.
Wise words
Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could
conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly
sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had
this power.