leno

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noun

A type of weave used to make light, open cotton fabric used for window curtains.

Similar
gauze weaveleno weave
OriginFrench linon →
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Meanings

leno1

nounleno (countable and uncountable, plural lenos)

plural lenos

  1. countableuncountablebusinessA type of weave used to make light, open cotton fabric used for window curtains.

    Synonyms: gauze weave, leno weave

Leno2

proper nounLeno (plural Lenos)

plural Lenos

  1. A surname.
    1 more example

    The measure follows an earlier effort backed by comedian and prominent car collector Jay Leno. Leno joined Grove and classic-car owners outside the state Capitol in Sacramento in April 2025 to rally for SB 712, which would have created a broader rolling exemption for collector vehicles at least 35 years old.

    2026 September 16, Cecelio Padilla, “California's "Leno's Law" signed, expanding classic car smog exemptions”, in CBS News, archived from the original on 18 Sep 2026

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of weave used to make light, open cotton fabric used for window curtains.

Similar
gauze weaveleno weave

Origin

  1. Frenchlinon“lawn (linen fabric)”
  2. Englishleno

From French linon (“lawn (linen fabric)”), from lin (“linen; flax”) + -on.

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Translations

Finnish lintuniisisidos
  • lintuniisisidostype of weave

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Leonlonenoelelonnoleenol
Cite this entry
APA

leno. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leno

MLA

“leno.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leno. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leno,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leno.

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