there is, however, another 'leno' which has to do with weaving..

leno is the name of very light weight cloth, with a design created by twisting the weft while weaving-- the etymology is vague. some say its from linen, other say from a word that ment twisted..

leno cloth is almost shear, and is used for summer shirts/blouses. the guyabera (no idea how to spell it!) shirts (the style of shirts worn in many parts of the hispanic world, sheer cloth, with woven in design, shaped almost like a jacket, with a chest pocket, and to two lower pockets, common in cuba, mexico, and the philipeans, are often made from leno)


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