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Manilla

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ma=nil=la

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun Manilla has 1 sense

manilla(n = noun.substance) manila, manila paper, manilla paper - a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp; Array

is a kind of paper

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CIDE DICTIONARY

Manilla, a.

Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city. [1913 Webster]
Manila paper or the color of manila papaer. [PJC]

Manila cheroot or Manila cigar, a cheroot or cigar made of tobacco grown in the Philippine Islands.

Manilla, n.

See manila, manila hemp, manila paper. [PJC]

Manilla, n. [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.].

A ring worn upon the arm or leg as an ornament, especially among the tribes of Africa. [1913 Webster]
A piece of copper of the shape of a horseshoe, used as money by certain tribes of the west coast of Africa. Simmonds. [1913 Webster]

Manilla, a.

Same as Manila. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

Manilla, n. a metal bracelet used by African tribes as a medium of exchange.

Etymology

Sp., prob. dimin. of mano hand f. L manus

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