leno

[lee-noh]

noun

plural

lenos 

1. Also called leno weave;. Also called gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.

2. any fabric in this weave.

adjective

1. made in leno weave.

leno

¹

/ ˈliːnəʊ /

noun

1. (in textiles) a weave in which the warp yarns are twisted together in pairs between the weft or filling yarns

2. a fabric of this weave

Leno

²

/ ˈliːnəʊ /

noun

1. Dan, original name George Galvin. 1860–1904, British music-hall entertainer, noted esp for his pantomime performances: he died insane

Word History and Origins

Origin of leno¹

1850–55; perhaps Anglicized variant of French linon lawn, derivative of lin linen (< Latin līnum flax)

Word History and Origins

Origin of leno¹

C19: probably from French linon lawn, from lin flax, from Latin līnum. See _linen

Example Sentences

The first strike to equalise was special as he picked the ball up on the left wing, left defenders in his wake, took it to the byeline and then slotted the ball through Bernd Leno's legs from a tight angle.

From BBC

He ended a run of 700 minutes without scoring in the Premier League when he lifted the ball over Bernd Leno eight minutes before half-time.

From BBC

Then and now, O’Brien and Leno were and are both very wealthy men.

From Salon

The so-called Late Night Wars of 2010 that pitted NBC and Jay Leno against Conan O’Brien revealed yet another part late-night hosts are called on to play, that of the everyman’s stand-in.

From Salon

But O’Brien’s ouster from “The Tonight Show” chair to reinstate Leno, your grandfather’s comic, reminded many unemployed or underemployed Gen Xers and Millennials of conflicts they faced at their recession-era workplaces, where older bosses were kicking younger ones off the ladder to survive.

From Salon