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manille
[ muh-nil ]
noun
, Cards.
- the second highest trump in certain card games, as the seven of trumps in omber or nine of trumps in klaberjass.
manille
/ mæˈnɪl /
noun
- (in ombre and quadrille) the second best trump
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Word History and Origins
Origin of manille1
1665–75; alteration of Spanish malilla, diminutive of obsolete mala, noun use of feminine of malo bad < Latin malus
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Word History and Origins
Origin of manille1
C17: from French, from Spanish malilla, diminutive of mala bad
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Example Sentences
Manille, ma-nil′, n. in ombre and quadrille, the highest card but one.
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The caption "La bataille d'dutre nous et contpe sieux de Manille" has been left as in the original text.
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