manille

/məˈnɪl/
noun
  1. A card game similar to ombre, popular in the 18th and 19th centuries.
    • Manille was a favorite game among European aristocrats.
    • They spent the evening playing manille by the fireplace.
    • He learned to play manille from his grandmother.
  2. The highest trump card in the game of manille.
    • She won the trick by playing the manille.
    • He held the manille and knew he could take the hand.
    • In manille, the seven of trumps is often the manille.
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