What does "manilla" mean?
Manilla: A ring worn upon the arm or leg as an ornament, especially among the tribes of Africa.
Additional senses
- 2.A piece of copper of the shape of a horseshoe, used as money by certain tribes of the west coast of Africa. Simmonds.
- 3.Same as Manila.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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