n.
Pronunciation: ' l ē -( ˌ )n ō
Function: noun
Etymology: perhaps from French linon linen fabric, lawn, from Middle French lin flax, linen, from Latin linum flax
Date: 1821
1 : an open weave in which pairs of warp yarns cross one another and thereby lock the filling yarn in position
2 : a fabric made with a leno weave