: 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 alsomarabou stork
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a
: silk composed of several twisted threads that is dyed before the sericin has been removed
b
: a fabric made of this silk
Illustration of marabou
marabou 1b
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebSo why for 90 years have murder and marabou been inextricably linked? Sarah Spellings, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2022 Some anglers are choosing a black marabou jig tipped with live bait, a combination that will hook all three species of game fish.cleveland, 5 May 2022 While that makes the fishing difficult, the Rocky River is still open enough to catch some of the dynamic trout on a small fly or marabou jig tipped with maggots or waxworms. D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 20 Jan. 2022 Fishermen are casting spoons and spinners and hooking trout, and working dime-sized spawn bags under a float, as well as small, black marabou jigs tipped with maggots and waxworms.cleveland, 4 Nov. 2021 Style and stardom collided in a conflagration of marabou, lace and lamé bathed in pink and purple marquee lights. Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2021 Dressed in Gucci’s sparkles and marabou and velvet, regular people, too, have the capacity to deliver fashion that is transporting.Washington Post, 12 May 2021 A week ago, said Moore, black marabou jigs with green, chartreuse or orange heads were the best at luring trout to bite.cleveland, 21 Jan. 2021 It is made almost entirely of supple marabou and therefore moves beautifully in the water.Field & Stream, 13 Oct. 2020 See More