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leno

 
(') pronunciation
n., pl., -nos.
  1. Weaving in which the warp yarns are paired and twisted.
  2. 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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