leno

noun

le·​no ˈlē-(ˌ)nō 

1

: an open weave in which pairs of warp yarns cross one another and thereby lock the filling yarn in position

2

: a fabric made with a leno weave

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from French linon linen fabric, lawn, from Middle French lin flax, linen, from Latin linum flax

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined at sense 1