| Manila hemp or Manilla hemp | |
| —n | |
| a fibre obtained from the plant abaca, used for rope, paper, etc | |
| Manilla hemp or Manilla hemp | |
| —n | |
| manilla hemp | |
noun | |
| a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines [syn: Manila hemp] |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |