- a type of weave in which the warp yarns are paired and twisted
- a soft, meshed fabric of this weave
Origin of leno
French linon from lin, flax: see linenleno
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leno
noun
pl. le·nos- Weaving in which the warp yarns are paired and twisted.
- A fabric having such a weave.
Origin of leno
Perhaps from French linon linen fabric from lin flax from Old French from Latin līnum ; see linen .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
- (textiles) A type of weave used to make light, open cotton fabric used for window curtains.
Origin
From Italian leno (“weak, flexible")
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