Definition of "leno" []

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

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• "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."