leno

noun le·no \ˈlē-(ˌ)nō\

Definition of LENO

: an open weave in which pairs of warp yarns cross one another and thereby lock the filling yarn in position

: a fabric made with a leno weave

perhaps from French linon linen fabric, lawn, from Middle French lin flax, linen, from Latin linum flax

First Known Use: 1821

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