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Definition of Marabou

Marabou
Marabou Mar`a*bou", n. 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.
Marabou
Marabou Mar`a*bou", n. [F.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A large stork of the genus Leptoptilos (formerly Ciconia), esp. the African species (L. crumenifer), which furnishes plumes worn as ornaments. The Asiatic species (L. dubius, or L. argala) is the adjutant. See Adjutant. [Written also marabu.] 2. One having five eighths negro blood; the offspring of a mulatto and a griffe. [Louisiana] --Bartlett.

Meaning of Marabou from wikipedia

- Look up marabou in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Marabou can refer to: Marabou (chocolate), a Swedish chocolate brand Marabou (ethnicity), a historical...
- Marabou is a Swedish chocolate brand owned by Mondelez International. The brand was founded by the Norwegian chocolatier Johan Throne Holst (1868–1946)...
- The marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae native to sub-Saharan Africa. It breeds in both wet and...
- Marabou (French: marabout) is a term of Haitian origin denoting multiracial admixture. The term, which comes originally from the African Marabouts, describes...
- Marabou (historically spelled marabout) describes a certain type of down feather trimming. Although it takes its name from the marabou stork whose undertail...
- the late nineteenth century. Storks are heavy, with wide wingspans: the marabou stork, with a wingspan of 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) and weight up to 8 kg (18 lb)...
- Swedish version was called "Loop", released in 2011 under the Swedish brand Marabou (owned by Kraft). Food portal United Kingdom portal List of chocolate bar...
- Affranchi Gens de couleur Free people of color Afro-Haitians White Haitians Marabou Mulatto P****ing (racial identity) Creole peoples "Haiti: People and society:...
- Marabou Stork Nightmares is an experimental novel by Irvine Welsh, and his second novel, published in the UK in 1995. The book's narrative is split into...
- caramel covered in milk chocolate. Daim was created by Marabou in Sweden in the 1950s. Marabou originally wanted to produce a version of the American...