α. 1500s manillio, 1500s–1600s manellio, 1500s– manilla, 1600s manilio, 1600s manilion, 1600s manillia, 1700s maneilla, 1900s– manila.
β. 1500s manel, 1500s manil, 1500s manyle, 1700s manille, 1700s menille.
单词 | manilla |
释义 | manillan.1α. 1500s manillio, 1500s–1600s manellio, 1500s– manilla, 1600s manilio, 1600s manilion, 1600s manillia, 1700s maneilla, 1900s– manila. β. 1500s manel, 1500s manil, 1500s manyle, 1700s manille, 1700s menille. In West Africa: a metal armlet or bracelet (traditionally used as a medium of exchange); spec. a copper, bronze, or brass open ring with enlarged finials, usually in the form of an armlet or bracelet, made (esp. in Nigeria) for use as money (now historical). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > other mediums of exchange > [noun] > ring of metal as medium of exchange manilla1589 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > arm or leg ornament > [noun] > bracelet or armlet > used as a medium of exchange manilla1589 1589 Voy. W. Towrson in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations i. 130 Manils of brasse and some of lead. 1589 Voy. W. Towrson in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations i. 101 We..carried certaine basons, manels, &c... We solde them both basons, and Manellios. 1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies i. xlvi. 86/1 The women weare manillas [Du. manillias], or arme bracelets therof, ten or twelue about each arme. 1625 W. Finch in S. Purchas Pilgrimes I. iv. 418 About her wrists, tenne or twelue Manillias of Siluer. 1665 T. Herbert Some Years Trav. (new ed.) 24 Of no small esteam are bracelets, copper-chains or manellios. 1711 C. Lockyer Acct. Trade India 276 A Manilla is a solid Piece of Gold, of two or three Ounces Weight, worn in a Ring round the Wrist. 1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (ed. 2) II Manille, Menille, (in Africa) one of the principal commodities carried to those coasts by the Europeans to traffick with the Negroes in exchange for slaves. 1803 T. Winterbottom Acct. Native Africans Sierra Leone I. vi. 100 Upon their arms they [sc. Sierra Leonean women] wear large silver rings or bracelets, called manillas. 1851 D. Wilson Archæol. & Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. ii. vi. 309 Manillas..are regularly manufactured at Birmingham for the African traders. 1977 Times 10 Oct. 13/6 Manillas—which were replicas of the bent copper nails used in building wooden vessels—were in use as currency in general trading in Nigeria and the Cameroons until about 1950 when they were called in. We had no difficulty in finding them in the markets. 1987 C. Achebe Anthills of Savannah iv. 51 His distracted relations ran from hospital to a distant village and back again trying in vain to raise the twenty-five manilla that Dr Ofe must have. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). manillan.2 Cards. A form of poker played with a 32-card pack, in which each player holds two cards and combines them with any three of five community cards to make the best hand. (Recorded chiefly in Australia and New Zealand.)Quot. 1930 may perhaps refer to a different game. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > poker > [noun] > varieties of vaunt1598 brag1734 draw poker1847 penny ante1855 freeze-out1856 draw1857 straight poker1864 stud poker1864 mistigris1875 highball1878 whisky-poker1878 stud-horse poker1881 stud horse1882 stud1884 showdown poker1892 show poker1895 red dog1919 showdown1927 strip-poker1929 manilla1930 Hold 'Em1964 Texas Hold 'Em1968 pai gow poker1985 1930 A. Bennett Imperial Palace i. xxxvi. 245 He had never done anything save cook or superintend cooking and play ‘manila’, called by the Commendatore ‘maniglia’, a card-game which..could be played by any number of gamblers from two to five. 1973 Telegraph (Brisbane) 19 Nov. 3/2 One man was charged with having organised an unlawful game of manilla at Double Bay, Sydney, yesterday. Each of the other six men were charged with having played the game. 1977 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 11 Oct. 9/2 Equipment included two black-jack tables, a manila table, 23 chairs, a steel door, a wooden door and a briefcase containing cards and gambling chips. 1987 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 11 Sept. 4/7 She..gave a long explanation of how she remembered manilla was played, describing..how many cards were dealt. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11589n.21930 |
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