manila
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5.8
- noun
- /məˈnɪlə/
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manila
- Plastic evidence pouches and manila evidence envelopes were spread all around the bedroom.
- manila envelope
Examples
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- It's an empty manila envelope.
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An officer drops the manila envelope down on a desk.
Fiction book (2000) -
Oh, it's in a Manila envelope here.
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In the next class period, participants were given a manila envelope with their name on it.
Academic text (2004) -
The second businessman takes out a small manila envelope from his inside pocket.
Fiction book (1995) -
In the drawer, she finds a large manila envelope, and in it, an x-ray of an arm.
Fiction book (2001) -
I took a fat manila folder from my attache case and handed it to him.
Fiction book (1996) -
Flynn opened a very large manila envelope and slowly slid out a glossy photograph.
Fiction book (1994) -
She'd had a messenger deliver a manila envelope filled with newspaper clippings that recapped events surrounding his disappearance.
Fiction book (2002) -
I received my documents in a manila envelope yesterday.
Synonyms
A strong light brown paper or thin card used for folders and name tags
A strong, smooth, light brown sheet used for envelopes, folders, and craft
A strong light brown paper that you use for writing, drawing, or wrapping
Compounds
An 1898 sea battle where Admiral Dewey's United States fleet defeated the Spanish in Manila Bay
- US
A lawn grass from the Philippines used on lawns and golf courses that tolerates heat
A tall plant from the Philippines whose leaf stalks give strong fiber for rope, paper, and textiles
- Philippine
A strong rough plant fiber from the Philippines used to make rope and twine
A part of Manila with old government, church, and fort buildings from Spanish rule
- Offensive
A critical name for Manila used to say the city controls government and money while ignoring provinces
How Thick
Surface Forms
Etymology
Manila comes from the city Manila in the Philippines and from Manila hemp, the strong plant fiber that was used to make rope and paper. That's why 'manila' paper, folders, and envelopes are strong and light brown.