leno
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(lē'nō) 
n., pl., -nos.
n., pl., -nos.
- Weaving in which the warp yarns are paired and twisted.
- A fabric having such a weave.
[Perhaps from French linon, linen fabric, from lin, flax, from Old French, from Latin līnum. See linen.]
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- Fabrics and Cloth - leno: firm, open-mesh weave in which warp yarns are paired and intertwined
- Fashion, Trim, and Sewing - leno: weave in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in series of figure eights with filling yarn passed through each interstice to give fine, open mesh
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