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henna

/hen-uh/US // ˈhɛn ə //UK // (ˈhɛnə) //

鸡冠花,鸡血石,鸡冠石,鸡血藤

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an Asian shrub or small tree, Lawsonia inermis, of the loosestrife family, having elliptic leaves and fragrant flowers.
    • : a reddish-orange dye or cosmetic made from the leaves of this plant.
    • : a color midway between red-brown and orange-brown.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    hen·naed, hen·na·ing.

    • : to tint or dye with henna.

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Examples

  • All of it — the tattoos, the henna, the piercings and airbrush art — shared a common allure for beach visitors, Zarfati said.

  • The stores offer permanent ink tattoos and temporary henna tattoos, along with piercings and the usual assortment of beach goods.

  • His children were training to do piercings and henna tattoos.

  • I joined because we had fundraisers and sleepovers where we would sneak out and go get food, or we would do, like, henna tattoos.

  • In the center of the street, somebody is painting henna tattoos.

  • "It is past," cried she, bending her henna-dyed hand across her brow, as if to drive away a vapor.

  • Her eyes were lozenges of antimony; her hands, dipped in henna, seemed clad in pale kid gloves.

  • Flesh-colored stockings, Petticoat decreed, and henna slippers with carved jade buckles.

  • The tips of the fingers shade to a deep rose color, such as is imparted by the henna of the Orientals.

  • And thus, joy suddenly faded into horror, and the most beautiful became the most hideous, as Hinnon became Ge-Henna.