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

But as I was leaving my house Calliope Marsh arrived, buttoned tightly in her best gray henrietta, her cheeks hot with some intense excitement.

From Friendship Village by Gale, Zona

It seems as if Grove Street was full of trouble, for while Grace was crying over her pig, Elsie Winters next door was crying over her blue henrietta dress that didn't dye right.

From Green Valley by Reynolds, Katharine

Tomorrow morning," she said sternly, "You take off that white cap and that fol-de-rol apron and that black henrietta cloth, and put on a calico wrapper.

From When a Man Marries by Rinehart, Mary Roberts

Besides, you have that new blue voile; you're a dream in it; and Sarah has her wine-colored henrietta.

From Blue Bonnet in Boston or, Boarding-School Days at Miss North's by Goss, John

She set them at defiance in a peculiarly feminine fashion by dressing that evening in the unbecoming henrietta and doing her hair in the plainest, most severe fashion.

From Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale by Smith, Harriet L.