marabou
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈmɛrəˌbu/
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marabú
- With a baby pink cowgirl hat covered in marabou feathers and tea bags, but of course.
- marabou feather
- marabou trim
Examples
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The costume designer chose a lavish gown that featured luxurious marabou trim to create a glamorous look.
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Or at least a pink negligee with marabou feathers.
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A pink negligee with marabou feathers.
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One lavender satin nightgown with marabou peignoir from Rigby…
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She wore a stunning white dress adorned with a delicate fringe of marabou feathers.
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He bought a stylish hat decorated with fluffy marabou feathers for the party.
Synonyms
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6.0
Soft thick fur taken from a river animal and used to make coats
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7.4
Soft brown fur from this animal used to make coats and hats
Soft fine feathers from a duck used to fill warm bedding and clothing
Fur from a rabbit used to make clothes or trim
A brown soft fur from a muskrat that people use to make warm clothes
Soft shiny fur from very young karakul lambs used to make coats
Compounds
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9.6
A large African bird with black and white feathers that eats dead animals and has soft feathers for trims
Surface Forms
Etymology
Marabou The soft feathers called marabou are named after the large African stork, because people used the bird's fluffy down to trim clothes. The stork's name came from French marabout, a word for a North African 'holy man', so the fashion meaning kept the bird's name.