marabou

noun

1. large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments

   noun.animal

   Synonyms leptoptilus crumeniferus marabou stork marabout

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. the downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments

   noun.animal

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. A large stork of the genus <i>Leptoptilos</i> (formerly <i>Ciconia</i>), esp. the African species (<i>L. crumenifer</i>), which furnishes plumes worn as ornaments. The Asiatic species (<i>L. dubius</i>, or <i>L. argala</i>) is the adjutant. See <u>Adjutant</u>.

   noun

   Source: webster1913

4. A kind of thrown raw silk, nearly white naturally, but capable of being dyed without scouring; also, a thin fabric made from it, as for scarfs, which resembles the feathers of the marabou in delicacy, -- whence the name.

   noun

   Source: webster1913