n.
Variant: also mar · a · bout
Pronunciation: ' ma-r ə - ˌ bü
Function: noun
Etymology: French marabout, literally, marabout
Date: 1819
1 a : a soft feathery fluffy material prepared from turkey feathers or the coverts of marabous and used especially for trimming women's hats or clothes b marabou : 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 ― called also marabou stork
2 a : a thrown silk usually dyed in the gum b : a fabric made of this silk
marabou