| 释义 |
leno|ˈliːnəʊ|
[Possibly a corruption of F. linon (pronounced linɔ̃).]
A kind of cotton gauze, used for caps, veils, curtains, etc. Also attrib. Hence, the type of weave used for this fabric. Also attrib. and Comb., as leno brocade, leno weave; leno loom, a loom which produces leno weave.
1821M. Browne Diary 11 Aug. (1905) 173 We at last got a leno cap and an under cap to wear with it. c1828J. R. Planché Green-Eyed Monster 8 Leno slip, over white satin, ornamented with leno puffs of white and pink. 1851Mayhew Lond. Labour I. 388 Twenty year ago..I bought a lot of ‘leno’ cheap—it was just about going out of fashion for caps then. 1866Mrs. H. Wood St. Martin's Eve ix. (1874) 83 The broad leno lappets of her cap thrown off from her face. 1881G. Macdonald Mary Marston I. ii. 38 He looked up from a piece of leno he was smoothing out. 1894Daily News 2 June 5/3 A large space cut away..and filled in with fine net or leno. 1940Chambers's Techn. Dict. 494/2 Leno, a fabric with an openwork or an embroidered effect, produced by cross-weaving; fabrics of this character that are of regular texture are usually termed gauze. Ibid., Leno brocade, a brocade cotton, or cotton and rayon cloth, produced by a combination of ordinary and cross-weaving. 1964H. Hodges Artifacts x. 141 Gauze or leno..is produced by crossing adjacent warps before passing the weft, and re⁓crossing the warps again before passing the next weft. 1964McCall's Sewing iv. 52/2 (caption) Leno weave; gauze weave. Ibid., Some major fabrics woven on leno looms are marquisette, netting, mesh shirting. 1968J. Ironside Fashion Alphabet 239 Leno,..a type of weave—an open-work fabric with warp yarns twisted before weaving. |