Homespun

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The American HeritageĀ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Spun or woven in the home: homespun linen.
  • adj. Made of a homespun fabric: a homespun tablecloth.
  • adj. Simple and homely; unpretentious: "Most small towns would have gladly forfeited some of their homespun values if it meant luring a firm thereā€ ( William Mueller).
  • n. A plain, coarse, usually woolen cloth made of homespun yarn.
  • n. A similar sturdy fabric made on a power loom.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Spun in the home.
  • adj. Woven in the home.
  • adj. Made from homespun fabric.
  • adj. Plain and homely; unsophisticated and unpretentious.
  • n. Fabric made from homespun yarn.
  • n. An unpolished, rustic person.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Spun or wrought at home; of domestic manufacture; coarse; plain.
  • adj. Plain in manner or style; not elegant; rude; coarse.
  • n. Cloth made at home.
  • n. An unpolished, rustic person.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Spun or wrought at home; of domestic manufacture.
  • Hence Of domestic origin; plain; familiar; commonplace.
  • n. Cloth made at home; home-made clothing.
  • n. A coarse and loosely woven woolen material, made in imitation of actual home-made cloth.
  • n. A coarse, unpolished, or rustic person.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. of textiles; having a rough surface
  • n. a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home
  • adj. characteristic of country life
  • adj. made of cloth spun or woven in the home
  • Equivalent
    unsmooth    rough    rural    homemade   
    Cross Reference
    homegrown    roughspun   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    coarse    plain    rude    homemade    course   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    woolen    ill-fitting    rumple    sleeveless    calico