Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bracelet or arm-ring, especially one of a kind worn by savages, as in Africa.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
manilla , 1.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative form of
manilla (type of armlet)
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Examples
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But I lost a crown; for you must know I had always hands tempting me to go out, but never took in anything, and often two black aces without a manilio; was not that hard, Presto?
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I stood by, t'other night, while the Duke d'Atree [29] lost six times with manilio, basto, and three small trumps; and Lady Jersey won above twenty pounds.
The Journal to Stella Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745 1901
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But I lost a crown; for you must know I had always hands tempting me to go out, but never took in anything, and often two black aces without a manilio; was not that hard, Presto?
The Journal to Stella Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745 1901
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But I lost a crown; for you must know I had always hands tempting me to go out, but never took in anything, and often two black aces without a manilio; was not that hard, Presto?
The Journal to Stella Jonathan Swift 1706
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I stood by, t'other night, while the Duke d'Atree [29] lost six times with manilio, basto, and three small trumps; and
The Journal to Stella Jonathan Swift 1706
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I stood by, t’other night, while the Duke d’Atree [29] lost six times with manilio, basto, and three small trumps; and Lady Jersey won above twenty pounds.
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