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henna 音標拼音: [h'ɛnə] n. 指甲花,指甲花染料,紅褐色 指甲花,指甲花染料,紅褐色 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 \ Hen" na\, n. [ Ar. hinn[= a] alcanna ({ Lawsonia inermis} syn. { Lawsonia alba}). Cf. { Alcanna}, { Alkanet}, { Orchanet}.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. ( Bot.) A thorny tree or shrub of the genus { Lawsonia} ({ Lawsonia 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. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Com.) The leaves of the henna plant, or a preparation or dyestuff made from them. [ 1913 Webster]
Lawsonia \ Law* so" ni* a\, n. ( Bot.) An Asiatic and North African shrub ({ Lawsonia inermis}), with smooth oval leaves, and fragrant white flowers. { Henna} is prepared from the leaves and twigs. In England the shrub is called { Egyptian privet}, and in the West Indies, { Jamaica mignonette}. [ 1913 Webster] 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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