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MANILLA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does manilla mean?
• MANILLA (noun)
The noun MANILLA has 1 sense:
1. a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp
Familiarity information: MANILLA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
manila; manila paper; manilla; manilla paper
Hypernyms ("manilla" is a kind of...):
paper (a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses)
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