n. [ Ar. hinnā alcanna (Lawsonia inermis syn. Lawsonia alba). Cf. Alcanna, Alkanet, Orchanet. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An inclosed place for keeping hens. [ U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. Hence. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Henna + tannic. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a brown resinous substance resembling tannin, and extracted from the henna plant;