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• leno — /lee noh/, n., pl. lenos, adj. n. 1. Also called leno weave, 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… …   Universalium

• leno — le•no [[t]ˈli noʊ[/t]] n. pl. nos, adj. 1) tex Also called le′no weave . a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined, producing a firm, open mesh. 2) tex any fabric in this weave 3) tex made in leno weave • Etymology: 1850–55;… …   From formal English to slang

• leno — 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• leno — 1. noun A type of weave used to make light, open cotton fabric used for window curtains. Syn: gauze weave 2. adverb a) only b) merely …   Wiktionary

• textile — /teks tuyl, til/, n. 1. any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting. 2. a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving: Glass can be used as a textile. adj. 3. woven or capable of being woven: textile fabrics. 4 …   Universalium

• gauze — gauzelike, adj. /gawz/, n. 1. any thin and often transparent fabric made from any fiber in a plain or leno weave. 2. a surgical dressing of loosely woven cotton. 3. any material made of an open, meshlike weave, as of wire. 4. a thin haze. [1555… …   Universalium

• List of fashion topics — This is a list of topics related to fashion, many of which do not yet have Wikipedia articles. NOTOC 0 9 1300 1400 in fashion 1500 1550 in fashion 1600 1650 in fashion 1700 1750 in fashion 1795 1820 in fashion 20th century fashion A A line A line …   Wikipedia

• floor covering — Finish material on floors, including wood strips, parquet, linoleum, vinyl, asphalt tile, rubber, cork, epoxy resins, ceramic tile, and carpeting. Wood strip flooring, attached to a subfloor of plywood, is most popular, especially for residences …   Universalium

• gauze — [[t]gɔz[/t]] n. 1) tex thin and often transparent fabric made from any fiber in a plain or leno weave 2) med a surgical dressing of loosely woven cotton 3) tex any material made of an open, meshlike weave, as of wire 4) a thin haze • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

• gauze — /gɔz / (say gawz) noun 1. any thin transparent fabric made from any fibre in a plain or leno weave, used as a fabric for clothing, or for medical dressings. 2. something similar with a fine open weave, but made from a different material, such as… …  

• marquisette — /mahr keuh zet , kweuh /, n. a lightweight open fabric of leno weave in cotton, rayon, silk, or nylon. [1905 10; < F, dim. of marquise. See MARQUISE, ETTE] * * * …   Universalium