Ma-nĭl’io or Ma-nĭl’ia or Ma-nĭlle’, n.
n. [It. maniglio, maniglia, Sp. manilla, Fr. manille, from Lat. manus, hand, and formed after the analogy of Lat. monile, pl. monilia, necklace.]
Sense 1. A ring or bracelet worn upon the arm or leg as an ornament by persons in Africa.
Sense 2. A piece of copper of the shape of a horse-shoe, used as money by certain tribes of the west coast of Africa. Simmonds.