Manila paper

American  

noun

1. strong, light-brown or buff paper, originally made from Manila hemp but now also from wood pulp substitutes and various other fibers.

2. any paper resembling Manila paper.

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Manila paper British  

noun

1. a strong usually brown paper made from Manila hemp or similar fibres

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Etymology

Origin of Manila paper

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

In 1858 a New Yorker named H. W. Johns decided he could make a better roofing by putting jute, burlap, woolfelt, pitch, manila paper and asbestos through a clothes wringer.

From Time Magazine Archive

The only manila paper the majority of us are concerned with is that from Uncle Sam.

From Time Magazine Archive

The playing board was a piece of manila paper marked off in 64 squares like a checkerboard.

From Time Magazine Archive

I flipped through her part of the manila paper file.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

There are thirty-six blackboards numbered in order, and between them are the great targets of manila paper, with their circles and the heavy spot at the centre.

From At Plattsburg by French, Allen