manilla
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of manilla
from Spanish: bracelet, diminutive of mano hand, from Latin manus
Example Sentences
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The official document arrived in a manilla envelope more than five years after his wife put together a thick packet of recommendation letters for his clemency application.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2023
"He said he just received today a manilla envelope that he held up in court with a bulge in it," Scannell reported.
From Salon • Sep. 21, 2021
“I’m a manilla envelope taped to a beige wall,” thinks Pence, before letting his thoughts drift to what he’ll have for dinner.
From Slate • Dec. 12, 2018
On the forums, which are still organised into pixelated manilla folders reminiscent of early-90s computer graphics, users seek out companionship and camaraderie.
From The Guardian • Aug. 17, 2018
I walked over to my files of newspaper clippings and pulled out a manilla folder, the one which has all the newspaper clippings about the auction and the museum buying the statue.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
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