| Pronunciation: | | 'henu
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| Matching Terms: | | hennaed, hennery, hennes, hennotannic
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- [n] a reddish brown dye used especially on hair
- [v] apply henna to one's hair; "She hennas her hair every month"
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| | See Also: | | bepaint, hair coloring, hair dye, tinct, tinge, tint, touch |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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| | Related Terms: | | adust, auburn, bay, bayard, bay-colored, 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, Titian |
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