manilla

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Why should he not play dummy manilla, which is a silent game.

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  1. noun Variant of manila.

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  • Get a piece of paper or card stock (manilla-folder material), and spin it around a thumbtack. —  Omni: May 1994
  • When Steve Jobs revealed the MacBook Air by pulling it from a manilla envelope, the race was on to come up with a faux-velope case. —  Wired Top Stories
  • Halibut and Clam Chowder - Icelandic halibut, manilla clams, pork belly
  • The phone (radio) part doesn't work anymore, PDA works (i can see the manilla theme, and use most features of the PDA) ... —  MoDaCo WinMo News
  • A manilla envelope with Tindell's name on the front was found in that container, and McGraw said investigators - including an FBI agent - determined that three of the photos were of underage teenage boys.
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  1. from Spanish manilla = Portuguese manilha = Italian maniglia, a bracelet, ring-money, from Middle Latin manilia, a bracelet, from Latin manus, hand: see main. Cf. manille, manilio.
  2. See manille.
 

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/məˈnɪlə/
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