mehndi

noun4

1. •
   A temporary skin decoration made with henna.
2. •
   The practice of applying such decoration, typically as part of a bride or groom's preparations for a wedding.

   • Then came the Mehndi ceremony – where henna is painted on the bride's hands and feet, and the bride and groom's family try to outdo each other in singing and dancing. — 2010
3. •
   The preparation of this plant used for dyeing.

   • The first lot to be put up was a tin of sugar biscuits and a jar of ‘mendy’, a pomade of native origin for dyeing the hair black. — 1973
4. •
   A henna plant (Lawsonia inermis).