Well attestedNamed for a product of the place

manila envelope

noun · first attested 19th century

Manila paper came from a banana relative, and today's envelopes contain none of it.

A stiff buff-colored envelope, usually large enough to hold paper unfolded.

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Manila·Philippines

14.5958°N 120.9772°E · Q1461

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Relationship: Named for a product of the place
Confidence: Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
Attested: 19th century
Part of speech: noun
Sources: Wiktionary: manila envelope Wikidata: Q1461

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Manila hemp is abacá, a fiber from a banana-family plant grown in the Philippines and shipped through the capital; worn-out abacá rope was pulped into a tough, cheap paper. The color and the name outlived the material once manufacturers switched to ordinary wood pulp.

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manilaThe envelope is named for a Philippine city.Manila manila paperThe hemp it was made from is not hemp at all; it is a banana relative.Manila

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