marabou

Meanings

1. Leptoptilos crumeniferus, a large wading bird native to Africa, with a naked head and neck adapted for scavenging.
2. A person having five-eighths black ancestry; the offspring of a mulatto and a griffe.
3. A kind of thrown raw silk, naturally nearly white, but capable of being dyed without scouring.
4. A thin fabric made from this silk, as for scarves.

Etymology

From French marabou, an older spelling of marabout.