Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A cigar or cheroot made in Manila.
- noun Manila paper.
- noun A light yellow brown.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun [capitalized] A kind of cheroot manufactured in Manila, the capital of the Philippine Islands.—2. A fibrous material obtained from the leaves of Musa textilis, the abaca or abaka, a plant that grows in the Philippine Islands.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city.
- adjective Manila paper or the color of manila papaer.
- adjective a cheroot or cigar made of tobacco grown in the Philippine Islands.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the
Philippines ; made in, or exported from, that city. - adjective Made of manila paper or material like it.
- adjective Yellow-brown; colored like manila paper.
- noun Fiber made from
abaca (Manila hemp), used to make ropes and manila paper. - noun The yellow-brown
colour of manila.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp
- noun the capital and largest city of the Philippines; located on southern Luzon
Etymologies
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Examples
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Yes | No | Report from bohuntr11 wrote 39 weeks 2 days ago well thats great im catching them pretty fair now here at big lake in manila but now all this rain has our water up really high!
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A disarmingly sexy paramedic, a plain manila envelope, and a whipping wind lead Quentin from a chilly Brooklyn twilight to the warmth of a summer day in the country.
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Yes | No | Report from bohuntr11 wrote 39 weeks 2 days ago well thats great im catching them pretty fair now here at big lake in manila but now all this rain has our water up really high!
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She had hundreds of poems in manila envelopes with her utility receipts the day after the funeral her family burned them all in a backyard oil drum
wilma elizabeth mcdaniel | a belated obit « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground 2007
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Or maybe they misunderstood the word “filing” to mean the actual process by which legal actions are made … as opposed to the kind that involves putting paper in manila folders and sticking them in a drawer.
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I am a former resolutions speacialist/supervisor at DELL customer care here in manila for 2 years.
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Teddy walked into a meeting with a plain manila envelope, and showed only the Chairman that it was filled with the Texan’s favorite cigars.
Archive 2009-08-01 2009
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Come to think of it, label a manila folder like this: STUCK?
A Conversation with Jean Harfenist, author of A Brief History of the Flood 2010
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Then very slowly she wrapped the yo-yo in some kind of manila paper.
The Journey. It's Mine. [My personal take on love, life, parenting and blogging.] 2009
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But then he slides a manila envelope to you and says, Half of it is there.
John Brown – the author’s official site » 2009 » December 2009
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