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Manila paper
noun
- strong, light-brown or buff paper, originally made from Manila hemp but now also from wood pulp substitutes and various other fibers.
- any paper resembling Manila paper.
Manila paper
noun
- a strong usually brown paper made from Manila hemp or similar fibres
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Manila paper1
First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences
These owls have wings of light manila paper and are marked with ink to represent feathers.
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These, together with folded sheets of yellow manila paper, called genus-covers, are the only requisites.
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Then she found this rough manila paper, and contrived a stump out of something.
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On rough manila paper, using waxed crayons, make copies of the letters about two inches in height, for each pupil.
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From the old and disintegrated ropes is made the well-known manila paper.
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