| 释义 |
henna tattoo, n.
Brit. |ˈhɛnə təˌtuː|, |ˈhɛnə taˌtuː|, U.S. |ˈhɛnə tæˈtu|
[‹ henna n. + tattoo n.2]
A temporary tattoo made using a henna paste. Cf. mehndi n. 2.
Although traditional in North Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia, during the 1990s henna tattoos became popular elsewhere.
1906News (Frederick, Maryland) 23 June 8/6 Society women..in a hot summer sun often find their arms and neck burned into a pattern which has much the same effect as the henna tattoo on the poor little Moorish maid. 1991rec.arts.bodyart (Usenet newsgroup) 7 Aug. (title of posting) Henna ‘tattoos’. 1996Houston Chron. (Nexis) 9 June 2 Many of the women partook of the hand-dying, extending at least one hand for the lacey henna tattoo in the tradition of Indian brides. 2000Ralph 7 July 74/1 Every salesman, small trader, tout and hawker in Indonesia walks up and down the same beach, trying to convince hung-over sunbakers they need a massage, a hair-beading, a henna tattoo or a Buddha figure. |