HENNA DEFINITIONS - 10 definitions found
henna n 1: a reddish brown dye used especially on hair v 1: apply henna to one's hair; "She hennas her hair every month" henna henan henna 1600, from Ar. hinna, name for the small thorny tree (Egyptian Privet, Lawsonia inermis) whose leaves are used to make the reddish dye, said to be of Persian origin. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) henna I. noun Etymology: Arabic ḥinnā' Date: 1600 1. a reddish-brown dye obtained from leaves of the henna plant and used especially on hair 2. an Old World tropical shrub or small tree (Lawsonia inermis) of the loosestrife family with small opposite leaves and panicles of fragrant usually white flowers II. transitive verb Date: 1919 to dye (as hair) with henna Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary henna Henna is a reddish-brown dye that is made from the leaves of a shrub. It is used especially for colouring hair or skin. N-UNCOUNT English Explanatory Dictionary henna ˈhenə n. 1 a tropical shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having small pink, red, or white flowers. 2 the reddish dye from its shoots and leaves esp. used to colour hair. [Arab. hinna'] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Henna \Hen"na\, n. [Ar. hinn[=a] alcanna ({Lawsonia inermis or alba}). Cf. Alcanna, Alkanet, Orchanet.] 1. (Bot.) A thorny tree or shrub of the genus Lawsonia ({L. alba}). The fragrant white blossoms are used by the Buddhists in religious ceremonies. The powdered leaves furnish a red coloring matter used in the East to stain the hails and fingers, the manes of horses, etc. 2. (Com.) The leaves of the henna plant, or a preparation or dyestuff made from them. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia HENNA hen'-a (So 1:14; 4:13): An aromatic plant. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 35 Moby Thesaurus words for "henna": Titian, adust, auburn, bay, bay-colored, bayard, brazen, bronze, bronze-colored, bronzed, brownish-red, castaneous, chestnut, chestnut-brown, copper, copper-colored, coppery, cupreous, ferruginous, foxy, liver-brown, liver-colored, livid-brown, mahogany, reddish-brown, roan, rubiginous, rufous, russet, russety, rust, rust-colored, rusty, sunburned, terra-cotta |
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