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▪ I. manille Cards.|məˈnɪl|
Forms: 7 mal(l)illio, 9 malilla, 8 manil(l)io, manill, 8– manille.
[Corruptly a. Sp. malilla, dim. of mala used in the same sense (prob. fem. of malo bad).]
In quadrille and ombre, the second best trump or honour (being the deuce of a black suit or the seven of a red suit).
1674Cotton Compl. Gamester (1680) 70 Of the Black there is first the Spadillo, or Ace of Spades; the Mallillio or black Deuce, the Basto or Ace of Clubs. 1710–11Swift Jrnl. to Stella 25 Feb., I had..often two black aces without a manilio. 1712–14Pope Rape Lock iii. 51 Spadillio first.. Led off two captive trumps, and swept the board. As many more Manillio forc'd to yield. 1794Sporting Mag. IV. 201 The manille, or black deuce is the second [trump]. 1816Singer Hist. Cards 266 The second Matador [at Ombre] is called Manilla, or Malilla;..it is the seven in a red suit, and the deuce in black, the seven being the lowest card in red. 1851Thackeray Eng. Hum. iv, About as much time as ladies of that age spent over spadille and manille. 1874H. H. Gibbs Ombre ii. 11 In all Suits, when Trumps, the lowest card takes rank as Second Honour. It is called Manille.
▪ II. manille, manillia
obs. forms of manilla1. |