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Webster 1913 Edition
Manilla
{
, Ma-nil′a
,Ma-nil′la
}Adj.
1.
Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city.
Manila cheroot
or Manila cigar
a cheroot or cigar made of tobacco grown in the Philippine Islands.
Ma-nil′la
,Noun.
[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
.] 1.
A ring worn upon the arm or leg as an ornament, especially among the tribes of Africa.
2.
A piece of copper of the shape of a horseshoe, used as money by certain tribes of the west coast of Africa.
Simmonds.