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Definition of Henna
1. Verb. Apply henna to one's hair. "They henna their hair "; "She hennas her hair every month"
2. Noun. A reddish brown dye used especially on hair.
Definition of Henna
1. n. 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 nails and fingers, the manes of horses, etc.
Definition of Henna
1. Noun. A shrub, ''Lawsonia inernis'', having fragrant reddish flowers ¹
2. Noun. A reddish plant substance, prepared from the dried leaves of this plant, used for temporary tattoos and hair coloring. Hair colorings range from bright red to earth brown to near black. ¹
3. Noun. a rich reddish-brown colour. ¹
4. Adjective. of a rich reddish-brown colour. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Henna
1. to dye with a reddish coloring [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Henna
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Henna
Literary usage of Henna
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians by Edward William Lane (1871)
"The colour does not disappear until after many Hands and Feet stained with henna.
days : it is generally renewed after about a fortnight or three weeks. ..."
2. The Classical Journal (1812)
"ACCOUNT Of the Antiquities of henna, with Remarks on the " De ... henna was
founded by a colony from Syracuse in the twenty-eighth Olympiad. ..."
3. Tropical Agriculture: A Treatise on the Culture, Preparation, Commerce and by Peter Lund Simmonds (1889)
"The henna gives an orange-red colour, very beautiful 011 a white beard, ...
The henna gives different colours, according as it acts on white, fair, ..."
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