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(lē′nō)

noun

a type of weave in which the warp yarns are paired and twisted
a soft, meshed fabric of this weave

Origin: Fr linon < lin, flax: see linen

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noun pl. le·nos

Weaving in which the warp yarns are paired and twisted.
A fabric having such a weave.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps from French linon, linen fabric

Origin: , from lin, flax

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin līnum; see linen

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