henrietta

¹ American  

[hen-ree-et-uh] / ˌhɛn riˈɛt ə /

noun

1. a fine wool fabric constructed in twill weave, formerly made of silk warp and worsted filling.

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Henrietta ² American  

[hen-ree-et-uh] / ˌhɛn riˈɛt ə /

noun

1. a female given name, form of Henry.

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Etymology

Origin of henrietta

First recorded in 1850–55; after Henrietta Maria (1609–69), queen consort of Charles I of England

Example Sentences

In her report, Dr Henrietta Hughes recommended initial payments of £20,000 should be made to women across the UK who have been injured by mesh implants.

From BBC

The Switzerland-based company Novartis was accused in a lawsuit of profiting from Henrietta Lacks' cells, which were taken without consent but have enabled huge advances in medical science.

From BBC

"Members of the family of Henrietta Lacks and Novartis are pleased they were able to find a way to resolve this matter filed by Henrietta Lacks's estate outside of court," said a joint statement by her family and Novartis.

From BBC

But Henrietta Treyz, head of economic policy research at Veda Partners, is skeptical the administration will raise the temporary tariff because doing so would jeopardize the deals it has already signed and the Section 122 tariff rate has to be universal.

From Barron's

The White House has two choices, says Henrietta Treyz, head of economic policy research at Veda Partners.

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