MANILLE

Etymology

Noun

manille (countable and uncountable, plural manilles)

The second-highest trump in certain card games.

A card game played with a deck of 32, in which the ten (or ‘manille’) is the highest in each suit.

Anagrams

• Millean, ill name, mallein

Source: Wiktionary


Ma*nille", n. Etym: [F.]

Definition: See 1st Manilla, 1.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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