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lenos

lenos is the plural of leno.

Meaning of leno

Noun

leno (countable and uncountable, plural lenos)

  1. A type of weave used to make light, open cotton fabric used for window curtains.
    Synonyms:
    gauze weave, leno weave

See all 2 meanings of leno

Noun

lenos (plural lenoi)

  1. (historical) A trough used in ancient winemaking.
    • Its relief scene includes 11 cupids harvesting and stomping on grapes to make wine in a lenos, a long trough similar to the sarcophagus itself.2008 June 5, Edward Wyatt, “Getty Adds to Antiquities With Third-Century Work”, in New York Times

Proper noun capitalized: Lenos

Lenos

  1. (plural) plural of Leno

Forms of lenos

plurallenoi

Origin of lenos

From Ancient Greek ληνός (lēnós).

Questions about lenos

What does lenos mean?
Lenos means a trough used in ancient winemaking.
What is lenos the plural of?
Lenos is the plural of leno.
What part of speech is lenos?
Lenos can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of lenos?
The plural of lenos is lenoi.

Words near lenos in the dictionary

  1. Lenons
  2. Lenora
  3. Lenore
  4. Lenormand
  5. Lenormands
  6. lenos
  7. Lenox
  8. Lenox Dale
  9. lenperone
  10. LENR
  11. Lenroot

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lenos (page history and authors); Lenos (page history and authors); leno (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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