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Definition of "leno" []

  • Weaving in which the warp yarns are paired and twisted. (noun)
  • A fabric having such a weave. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "leno" in a sentence
  • "For this purpose a strip of about 2 in. wide will be enough, which, doubled over and hemmed at the bottom, allows sufficient for the net -- a bag made of the material called "leno" -- to be subsequently affixed."
  • "To open and fix the net from the position shown in Fig. 44 (which for the sake of clearness is shown without the "leno"), pull the whipcord"
  • "To finish, tie a piece of whipcord in the holes from b to b, and sew the holland all around the net as before, leaving plenty of room for the playing of the slides; the "leno" is then sewn to this in the usual manner, and thus becomes a fixture, as in the preceding net."
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