spun at home, homemade
cloth made from yarn spun at home
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Homespun Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
Cloth made at home; as, he was dressed in homespun.
Cloth made at home; as, he was dressed in homespun.
(n.)
An unpolished, rustic person.
An unpolished, rustic person.
(a.)
Spun or wrought at home; of domestic manufacture; coarse; plain.
Spun or wrought at home; of domestic manufacture; coarse; plain.
(a.)
Plain in manner or style; not elegant; rude; coarse.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutPlain in manner or style; not elegant; rude; coarse.
homespun
\home"spun\ (?), a.
1. spun or wrought at home; of domestic manufacture; coarse; plain. "homespun country garbs." irving.
2. plain in manner or style; not elegant; rude; coarse. "our homespun english proverb." "our homespun authors."
homespun
\home"spun\, n. 1. cloth made at home; as, he was dressed in homespun.
2. an unpolished, rustic person. [obs.]
Noun
1. a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with homespun yarn
(synonym) homespun fabric
(hypernym) fabric, cloth, material, textile
(hyponym) russet
Adjective
1. of textiles; having a rough surface; "a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns"
(synonym) homespun(p), nubby, nubbly, slubbed, tweedy
(similar) rough, unsmooth
2. characteristic of country life; "cracker-barrel philosophy"; "folksy humor"; "the air of homespun country boys"
(synonym) cracker-barrel, folksy
(similar) rural
3. made of cloth spun or woven in the home; "homespun linen"; "homespun garments"
(similar) homemade
Homespun Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Homespun is a demo album by XTC released by Cooking Vinyl and Idea Records. A companion to Apple Venus Volume 1, it has the same running order as its parent album. It was reissued in 2005 as a part of the Apple Box.
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