MARABOU

also ~t noun Etymology: French ~t, literally, ~t Date: 1819 1. a soft feathery fluffy material prepared from turkey feathers or the coverts of ~s and used especially for trimming women's hats or clothes, a large dark gray African stork ( Leptoptilos crumeniferus ) that has a distensible pouch of pink skin at the front of the neck and feeds especially on carrion, 2. a thrown silk usually dyed in the gum, a fabric made of this silk