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Manilla2, Manila|məˈnɪlə|
Also (sense 2) with lower-case initial.
[Native name: the form Manila is correct, but rare exc. in geographical use.]
1. The name of the capital of the Philippine Islands, used attrib. in the specific names of products of those islands, as Manilla copal, Manilla grass, Manilla tobacco, Manilla wood; also Manilla man, a native of the Philippines.
1697W. Dampier Voy. I. 304 The Frier sent us aboard..50l. of Manila Tobacco. 1745P. Thomas Jrnl. Anson's Voy. 158 The celebrated Manila Wood, with which they build their Apaculpa Ships. 1849Blackw. Mag. May 606 One was a fine, stout, middle-aged man, with immense whiskers and a cap of Manilla grass, a large blue jacket [etc.]. 1886Spectator 6 Feb. 166/2 The two ‘coolies’ were palpably ‘Manilla men’, and not coolies,—that is, were half-caste sailors from Manilla.
2. a. (In full Manilla hemp.) A fibrous material, obtained from the leaves of Musa textilis (see abaca), from which are made ropes, matting, textile fabrics, paper, etc. Hence Manilla cable, Manilla hat, Manilla paper, Manilla rope, etc. Also, = manilla paper (now used of various papers of a light yellow-brown colour: see quots.).
1834G. Bennett Wand. N.S. Wales I. xxi. 427 Manilla mat-bags. 1855Royle Fibrous Plants India 48 He had some made into rope, which very much resembled Manilla rope. Ibid. 65 Manilla Hemp. 1862Catal. Internat. Exhib. II. xix. 17 Manilla and coir mattings. Ibid. 18 Manilla and other cordage. 1870Yeats Nat. Hist. Comm. 203 Manilla Hemp..produces a woody fibre..; the elegant Manilla hats are manufactured from it. 1873J. Richards Wood-working Factories 141 A layer of plain manilla paper. 1893Westm. Gaz. 20 July 4/2 Her captain had her big 15in. manila cable paid out to the Olympia. 1897Daily News 24 May 2/3 Tows, hemps, and flaxes meet with a ready market..the finest Manillas making..{pstlg}16 per ton. 1926Paper Terminol. (Spalding & Hodge) ii. 16 Manilla, a superfine tough quality of wrapping and label paper made from Manilla hemp. The term is now loosely applied to cheap imitations made from wood pulp. 1954Ibid. 38 Manil(l)a, a coloured paper..not necessarily containing Manila fibre. 1959Gloss. Packaging Terms (B.S.I.) 67 Manilla, an imitation manila made in a wide variety of qualities. The term is now generally used to indicate the characteristic colour.
b. The light yellow-brown colour of manilla paper.
1934in Webster. 1954P. Highsmith Blunderer (1956) viii. 71 He put on old manila trousers.
3. (In full Manilla cheroot.) A kind of cheroot manufactured in Manila.
1839Marryat Phant. Ship. xxxii, On the evening of the third day, as they were smoking their Manilla cheroots. 1858Simmonds Dict. Trade, Manilas, a name for a kind of cheroots made in the Philippines. 1881Hedderwick Villa by the Sea 101, I will whiff a sad Manilla. |