Manila paper
Americannoun
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strong, light-brown or buff paper, originally made from Manila hemp but now also from wood pulp substitutes and various other fibers.
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any paper resembling Manila paper.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Manila paper
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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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
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
I flipped through her part of the manila paper file.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
Use charcoal, or colored crayon, on manila paper.
From Stories Pictures Tell Book One by Carpenter, Flora L.
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