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leno

/lee-noh/US // ˈli noʊ //UK // (ˈliːnəʊ) //

纱罗,里诺,纱萝

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural le·nos.

    • : 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 firm, open mesh.
    • : any fabric in this weave.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : made in leno weave.

Examples

  • According to The Wall Street Journal, it took Jay Leno only four years to make nearly 1,000 Viagra jokes on The Tonight Show.

  • Jay Leno signed off from The Tonight Show after 22 years in February.

  • Cruz cracked jokes that had been borrowed from Jay Leno and boasted of all that conservatives had somehow achieved despite Obama.

  • On Tuesday, Apple informed Leno that it was dropping its opposition to the bill.

  • Leno immediately sought to have the Senate reconsider the measure, and it could come to a revote this week.

  • Leno answers very well, but is somewhat easily torn, and will have to be frequently renewed.

  • The mouth of the bottle should be covered with gauze or leno, and a bit of moistened sugar put on the top outside.

  • A thin cotton fabric, woven in the same way, is known as leno, to distinguish it from muslin made by plain weaving.

  • It was like poor Dan Leno's hunting song, 'Away, away and away.

  • With characteristic humour Dan Leno sent me a bottle of Tatcho for them!