Definitions for hennas

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hennas hen·na

Spelling: [hen-uh]

IPA: /ˈhɛn ə/

Hennas is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 70 anagrams from letters in hennas (aehnns).

Definitions for hennas

noun

1. an Asian shrub or small tree, Lawsonia inermis, of the loosestrife family, having elliptic leaves and fragrant flowers.
2. a reddish-orange dye or cosmetic made from the leaves of this plant.
3. a color midway between red-brown and orange-brown.

verb (used with object)

1. to tint or dye with henna.

Origin of hennas

First recorded in 1590-1600, henna is from the Arabic word hinnā'

Examples for hennas

Their hair is of extraordinary length, dyed with henna, and falling to their knees.

Or the henna hills so far away, or the purple grass they chew.

I believe they use the henna berry for dyeing hair in the East.

They smeared their faces with a dye, and painted their eyes with henna.

Her hair was treated with henna and piled untidily on the top of her head.

A little make-up, a touch of rouge, a dash of henna—and you are an angel.

The dyeing of the nails with henna is a very ancient custom.

Persons of standing also dye with henna their finger-nails and hands.

The finger-nails, and inside of the hands, are stained with henna.

When they are white, the end of the tail and the mane are dyed with henna.