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manilla

American  
[muh-nil-uh] / məˈnɪl ə /
manilla British  
/ məˈnɪlə /

noun

  1. an early form of currency in W Africa in the pattern of a small bracelet

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of manilla

from Spanish: bracelet, diminutive of mano hand, from Latin manus

Example Sentences

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Police also seized a notebook with starfish that belonged to Zwerner as well as a laptop and a manilla folder labeled with name of the boy who shot her, according to the search warrants.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 8, 2023

The manilla envelope slid across the stage to the actor and "Don't Worry Darling" director in the middle of her speech contained papers pertaining to the custody arrangements of her children with actor Jason Sudeikis.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2023

Same with the manilla folders we were using instead of the traditional privacy envelopes.

From Slate • Aug. 7, 2020

Go to the supply room in any office and you’ll see plain, drab manilla folders.

From The Guardian • Mar. 21, 2016

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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