henna tattoon.
/ˈhɛnə təˌtuː/, /ˈhɛnə taˌtuː/, /ˌhɛnə təˈtuː/, /ˌhɛnə taˈtuː/, U.S. /ˌhɛnə tæˈtu/, /ˈhɛnə tæˌtu/ A temporary tattoo made using a henna paste. Cf. mehndi n. 2.Decorating the skin with henna paste is traditional in North Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia; during the 1990s henna tattoos became popular elsewhere.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the body > [noun] > tattooing > tattoo
skin print1625
tattoo1777
henna tattoo1906
ink1931
tat1981
1906 News (Frederick, Maryland) 23 June 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.
1997 South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) (Nexis) 17 Aug. (Sunday Mag. section) 4 Beauty salons are offering elaborate henna tattoos to complement tanned hands and legs.
2000 Ralph 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.
2010 L. Lieberman Bk. of Trees vi. 80 A young woman in a gauzy sundress and several toe rings sat on a couch painting her toenails. A henna tattoo snaked around her biceps.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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