noun
Origin: ME alknet < Sp alcaneta, dim. of alcana < Ar al-ḥinnāʾ, the henna
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noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old Spanish alcaneta
Origin: , diminutive of alcana, henna
Origin: , from Medieval Latin alchanna
Origin: , from Arabic al-ḥinnā’, the henna
Origin: : al-, the
Origin: + ḥinnā’, henna; see henna
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