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manilla

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ma=nil=la

CIDE DICTIONARY

manillaa. 
  •  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.
manillan. 
manillan. [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]
manillaa. 
     Same as Manila.  [1913 Webster]

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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