LENO


Meaning of LENO in English

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

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