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MANILLA
manila, manila paper, manilla, manilla paper
(noun) a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
manilla (plural manillas)
A penannular armlet, mostly in bronze, copper or gold, which served as a form of money or barter coinage amongst certain West African peoples.
Anagrams
• Alnilam, animall, laminal
Source: Wiktionary
Ma*nil"a, Ma*nil"la, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city. Manila cheroot or cigar, a cheroot or cigar made of tobacco grown in the Philippine Islands.
– Manila hemp, a fibrous material obtained from the Musa textilis, a plant allied to the banana, growing in the Philippine and other East India islands; -- called also by the native name abaca. From it matting, canvas, ropes, and cables are made.
– Manila paper, a durable brown or buff paper made of Manila hemp, used as a wrapping paper, and as a cheap printing and writing paper. The name is also given to inferior papers, made of other fiber.
Ma*nil"la, n. Etym: [Sp. manilla; cf. It. maniglio, maniglia; F. manille; Pg. manilha; all fr. L. manus hand, and formed after the analogy of L. monile, pl. monilia, necklace: cf. F. manille.]
1. A ring worn upon the arm or leg as an ornament, especially among the tribes of Africa.
2. A piece of copper of the shape of a horseshoe, used as money by certain tribes of the west coast of Africa. Simmonds.
Ma*nil"la, a.
Definition: Same as Manila.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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