(a.) Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city.
(n.) A ring worn upon the arm or leg as an ornament, especially among the tribes of Africa.
(n.) A piece of copper of the shape of a horseshoe, used as money by certain tribes of the west coast of Africa.
(a.) Same as Manila.
Example Sentences:
(1) The component resin of the surgical adhesive implicated (Alphacopal) is a Manilla resin, produced by a variety of Agathis dammara (Lamb.)
(2) Manilla had 7.7 million people in 1987, with 2 hospitals, and a health care systems based on the European model.
(3) Spray flies from the head of Joe Frazier as heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali connects during the Thrilla in Manilla.
(4) But the will must be stronger than the skill.” I’m so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and got into bed before the room was dark.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest Like interviewing a martian: Michael Parkinson remembers Muhammad Ali The Thrilla in Manilla, 1975 I saw your wife.
(5) The resins of the Araucariaceae are special products that may be called Manilla resin and kauri resin, which are relatively different from each other.
(6) Photograph: AP But he ploughed on, to a desperately gruelling decider with Frazier in Manilla which he won after Frazier’s trainer Eddie Futch pulled his man out before the 15th round.
(7) The Manilla Health Department was reorganized into 4 major services.
(8) The red clover was stored in manilla bags in a silo among the ordinary silge fodder, use being of the "green solution method" (Farmos Oy).
(9) New initiatives to bring primary health care to the poor barangays (villages) of Manilla, the capital of the Philippines are described.
(10) Confronting Frazier at a press conference he announced: "It will be a killa, a chilla and a thrilla when I get the gorilla in Manilla."
(11) To study the Trichomonas vaginalis infection rate in the Philippines, 280 women were examined, by either wet mount or stained smear methods, in the greater Manilla area.
(12) Frazier, who took on Ali in three momentous fights in the 1970s, including the epic 'Thrilla in Manilla', had been under home hospice care after being diagnosed with the cancer just weeks ago, according to aa family friend.
Vanilla
Definition:
(n.) A genus of climbing orchidaceous plants, natives of tropical America.
(n.) The long podlike capsules of Vanilla planifolia, and V. claviculata, remarkable for their delicate and agreeable odor, for the volatile, odoriferous oil extracted from them; also, the flavoring extract made from the capsules, extensively used in confectionery, perfumery, etc.
Example Sentences:
(1) Simmer for 2 minutes then stir in the orange zest, orange blossom water and vanilla extract.
(2) Makes around 20 75g butter, melted 75g granulated sugar 1 tbsp vanilla sugar 160g oats 2 tbsp cocoa powder 3 tbsp strong coffee, cooled to room temp Desiccated coconut, to finish 1 Whisk the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then stir in the vanilla sugar, oats, cocoa and coffee.
(3) We might not be able to do all of that at once,” she said, while reeling off a set of vanilla policy objectives by Democratic standards: healthcare reform, energy independence, new jobs, education standards and pulling troops (carefully) out of Iraq.
(4) The procedure has been adapted to the analysis of other products including domestic vanilla extracts and imitation vanilla flavorings for vanillin, ethyl vanillin, 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde and piperonal.
(5) Boston cream doughnuts Thick vanilla custard and a chocolate glaze: these are the foundations of the Boston Cream pie.
(6) For the custard 4 egg yolks 400ml double cream 60g caster sugar 1 tbsp cornflour 1 tsp vanilla essence (or ½ vanilla pod, split) 1 Whisk the egg yolks for a minute in a largish heat-proof bowl (you need to be able to whisk the hot cream in later without worrying about it spilling over.)
(7) If you pick up the remote and select good old vanilla BBC1, you only get to glimpse a few seconds of BBC1 before it displays a screen telling you to cough up.
(8) And for down days, when even more sweet comfort is called for, serve it slightly warm, in a thick wedge with lots of vanilla ice-cream.
(9) Orange and vanilla flavors are currently being marketed and sold, but sellers are not identifying the companies using them and the companies are not identifying themselves.
(10) A total of 122 samples of vanilla ice cream, the base product used for all flavors, prepared by eight different large firms at the Metropolitan Area of Caracas, Venezuela, were analyzed for aerobic mesophilic and psicrophilic bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus, Enterobacteriaceae, and Filamentous fungi.
(11) For a bit of a performance, order a Trailblazer (tequila, vanilla, orange and chocolate) and watch award-winning Aussie bartender Nick literally play with fire.
(12) Ruth Joseph and Sarah Nathan, Cardiff, veggischmooze.blogspot.com Makes 10 blintzes 200g plain flour A pinch of salt 50g butter or margarine, melted 25ml olive oil 400ml milk 2 organic free-range eggs A little oil, to fry Icing sugar and sour cream, to serve For the filling 300g soft cheese 15g vanilla sugar Grated zest of ½ lemon 1-2 tbsp lemon juice, to taste Pinch of salt 50g chopped raisins or dried fruit (optional) Icing sugar and sour cream to serve 1 Put all the pancake ingredients apart from the oil and filling in a food processor and whizz.
(13) When we were little, she was always tempting us with sugary treats: a bottomless Smarties bin and her legendary coke floats – a lump of vanilla ice-cream fizzing in a glass of cold cola.
(14) Vanilla and banana smoothie George Blomfield's vanilla and banana smoothie.
(15) In this study, 5 food products (chocolate milk, pasteurized cheese, nonfat dry milk, evaporated milk, and vanilla ice cream), selected as representative dairy products, were analyzed by 11 collaborating laboratories.
(16) Recipe supplied by Bronte Aurell, Scandi Kitchen, scandikitchen.co.uk Vanilla-fried rhubarb on sugar brioche Almost like jam on toast, the rich sugary brioche is a good backdrop to the sharp rhubarb.
(17) Results indicate that sucrose was both preferred and considered sweeter than fructose in sugar cookies, white cake, and vanilla pudding; however, the reverse was true in lemonade.
(18) Overall, vanilla was found to be most similar to sugar.
(19) Satire can provide a fragrant drop of vanilla essence to the custard pie of protest.
(20) Statistical analyses of pH measurements and microbiological methods have been employed to monitor microbial activity (spoilage) in a brand of non-refrigerated mango and vanilla flavoured ultra-high temperature (UHT) milk drinks in Nigeria.