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leno

One entry found.

Main Entry: le·no
Pronunciation: \ˈlē-(ˌ)nō\
Function: noun
Etymology: perhaps from French linon linen fabric, lawn, from Middle French lin flax, linen, from Latin linum flax
Date: 1821

1 : 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


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