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MANILLA-HEMP

\manˈɪləhˈɛmp], \manˈɪləhˈɛmp], \m_a_n_ˈɪ_l_ə_h_ˈɛ_m_p]\

Definitions of MANILLA-HEMP

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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n. A fibrous material obtained from the Musa textilis, a plant allied to the banana, growing in the Philippian Isles, &c., firom which excellent ropes and cables are made.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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