/lee"noh/ , n. , pl. lenos , adj.
n.
1. Also called leno weave, gauze weave . a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
2. any fabric in this weave.
adj.
3. made in leno weave.
[ 1850-55; perh. Anglicized var. of F linon lawn, deriv. of lin linen ( linum flax) ]