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manilla

məˈnɪlə
WordNet
  1. (n) manilla
    a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Manilla
    A piece of copper of the shape of a horseshoe, used as money by certain tribes of the west coast of Africa.
  2. Manilla
    A ring worn upon the arm or leg as an ornament, especially among the tribes of Africa.
  3. Manilla
    Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city.
  4. Manilla
    Same as Manila.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) manilla
    A piece of ring-money such as was until recent times used for barter on the Guinea coast of Africa. These pieces are of copper or iron, of fixed weight, and in the present century have been manufactured in England for exportation to Africa. See manilio.
  2. (n) manilla
    In the game of solo, the seven of trumps, the highest card but one.
  3. (n) manilla
    See manila.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (n) Manilla
    a cheroot manufactured in Manila, in the Philippine Islands.
  2. (n) Manilla
    ma-nil′a a ring worn as an ornament on the arm or leg, or used as money among the tribes of West Africa
  3. Manilla
    Also Mā′nilio, Manille′
Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary 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,

Usage in the news

RUSHVILLE — There will be a family friendly country dance Oct 20 at the Manilla Lions Club on St Rd 44. rushvillerepublican.com

Country dance at Manilla Lions Club Oct 20. rushvillerepublican.com

Will Eli endure another 'Thrilla-in- Manilla ' pounding. blog.sfgate.com

Farm Service Agency returning to Manilla . rushvillerepublican.com

Manilla For Android, iOS. crn.com

Today's Daily App, Manilla for Android and iOS, provides bill reminders and multiple account access on one localized app. crn.com

(File photo) David Manilla arrives at Judge Robert C Roth's District Court in Richland Township for an arraignment in May 2011. phillyburbs.com

Name released of Syracuse firefighter burned on ears while fighting Manilla St fire. syracuse.com

Cannerelli / The Post-Standard A Syracuse firefighter received burns to his hears and eight residents were left homeless after a fire caused extensive damage to a home on 112 Manilla St, Syracuse, early Sunday afternoon. syracuse.com

In 2010, Marie Manilla, a Huntington native who teaches creative writing at Marshall University, published an outstanding collection of short stories, "Still Life With Plums". vgazette.com

We've seen dancing traffic cop s before, but this Filipino officer works it like no other while directing traffic on the streets of Manilla. lite987.com

She was born on January 31, 1936 in Culver, Pa. A daughter of the late Philip and Manilla Thomas Brown. timesobserver.com

She was born June 11, 1919 at Manilla, Iowa, to William and Freda Wenzel. morningsun.net

NORMAN — Norman's mayor doesn't make a habit of wagering on the Sooners, but she did accept Morgantown Mayor Jim Manilla's bet on this weekend's game. normantranscript.com

Manilla Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15220. pxi.com

Usage in scientific papers

Orponen and Manilla [OM87] define the class NPO, and show that certain (artificial) problems are NPO-complete under approximation-preserving reductions.
Inapproximability of Combinatorial Optimization Problems

Usage in literature

From the Pellew Islands we should have a long voyage round to Manilla. "Peter Trawl" by W. H. G. Kingston

Le Croix had with him a stout Manilla rope of about three hundred feet in length. "Rivers of Ice" by R.M. Ballantyne

There was also the mark of a cut on the Manilla hemp, where the wire had entered. "The Battery and the Boiler" by R.M. Ballantyne

Under a colonnade and in its cool shade, a fine Manilla mat covers the flag-stones. "French and Oriental Love in a Harem" by Mario Uchard

I lived at 18 Manilla Lane, New York City. "Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States" by Various

Here, according to the information received from Sancius, they expected to fall in with the Manilla galleon. "Notable Voyagers" by W.H.G. Kingston and Henry Frith

He was sent there, by Sir John Jervis, with a squadron to cut out a rich Manilla ship returning to Spain, which lay in the harbour of Santa Cruz. "The Story of Nelson" by W.H.G. Kingston

Manilla cigars have an extensive reputation, but principally in the East and in Europe. "Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce" by E. R. Billings

We may get away in the boats, but we'll end our days here in the Manillas. "Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate" by Charles M. Skinner

They have reached it, by clambering over sandal-wood logs, cases of Manilla cigars, and piles of tortoise-shell. "The Flag of Distress" by Mayne Reid

Usage in poetry
A hundred leagues from Manilla town,
The San Gregorio's helm came down;
Round she went on her heel, and not
A cable's length from a galliot
That rocked on the waters just abreast
Of the galleon's course, which was west-sou'-west.