ˈlē(ˌ)nō noun
( -s )
Etymology: perhaps from French linon linen fabric, lawn, from Middle French lin flax, linen, from Latin linum — more at linen
1. also leno weave : 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 ; especially : marquisette