henrietta

¹

[ hen-ree-et-uh ]

noun

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

Henrietta

²

[ hen-ree-et-uh ]

noun

1. a female given name, form of Henry.

Word History and Origins

Origin of henrietta¹

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

Example Sentences

After developing a product for a plastic lettuce spinner, Sue takes it to the company founder, Henrietta Van Horn, only for Henrietta to steal it as a way to be taken seriously by the male Plast-a-Ware executives who have essentially rendered her a powerless figurehead for the company.

From Salon

Henrietta is tired of living off residual sales from the comfort of her living room.

From Salon

Items being sold by Faithfull include handwritten lyrics for songs from albums including Sleep, There Is A Ghost and Sex with Strangers, an oil painting and tribute to Henrietta Moraes by Maggi Hambling, and scripts from films she’s starred in such as The Black Rider and Marie Antoinette.

From BBC

"Henrietta being in hospital was so scary and I wouldn’t wish any other family to go through what we did," Ms Cook said.

From BBC

In an 11-page memo, HHS suspension and debarment official Henrietta Katrina Brisbon echoes the select committee’s concerns, including questions about whether EcoHealth should have reported an experiment finding unexpected growth in mice of a chimeric virus distantly related to SARS-CoV-2.

From Science Magazine