marabout fabric
1Fabric and Cloth — This is a rather odd category, listing 269 names of kinds of fabric and cloth. There is an enormous variety in fabrics, with many different national, historical and regional varieties. It is interesting to note, however, that almost all of the… …
2marabout — Marabou Mar a*bou (m[a^]r [.a]b[=oo] ), n. [F.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A large black and white carrion eating stork of the genus {Leptoptilos} (formerly {Ciconia}), esp. the African species ({Leptoptilus crumeniferus} syn. {Leptoptilos crumenifer}), whose …
3marabout — thin downy silk Fabric and Cloth …
4List of fashion topics — This is a list of topics related to fashion, many of which do not yet have Wikipedia articles. NOTOC 0 9 1300 1400 in fashion 1500 1550 in fashion 1600 1650 in fashion 1700 1750 in fashion 1795 1820 in fashion 20th century fashion A A line A line …
5Smocking — is an embroidery technique used to gather fabric so that it can stretch. Before elastic, smocking was commonly used in cuffs, bodices, and necklines in garments where buttons were undesirable. Smocking developed in England and has been practiced… …
6Plainweave — In embroidery, plainweave is a technical category of woven base fabrics that are suitable for working certain varieties of embroidery. Plainweave fabrics have a tight weave and individual threads are not readily visible. Surface embroidery may be …
7marabou — also marabout 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… …
8Amadou Bamba — Shaykh Aḥmadu Bàmba Mbàkke Wallpainting of Amadou Bamba in Saint Louis …
9marabou — mar•a•bou [[t]ˈmær əˌbu[/t]] also marabout 2) n. pl. bous 1) orn any of several naked headed, carrion eating storks of the genus Leptoptilus, esp. L. crumeniferus, of sub Saharan Africa 2) clo material made from the feathers of marabous and used… …
10Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …
