Definition of Homespun in English :

Define Homespun in English

Homespun meaning in English

Meaning of Homespun in English

Pronunciation of Homespun in English

Homespun pronunciation in English

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Homespun

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Noun

1. homespun

a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home

Adjective

2. homespun, nubbly, nubby, slubbed, tweedy

of textiles; having a rough surface

Example Sentences:
'a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns'

3. cracker-barrel, folksy, homespun

characteristic of country life

Example Sentences:
'cracker-barrel philosophy'
'folksy humor'
'the air of homespun country boys'

4. homespun

made of cloth spun or woven in the home

Example Sentences:
'homespun linen'
'homespun garments'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Homespun

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adjective
1. 
having plain or unsophisticated character
2. 
woven or spun at home
noun
3. 
cloth made at home or made of yarn spun at home
4. 
a cloth resembling this but made on a power loom

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Homespun

see synonyms of homespun
noun
1. 
cloth made of yarn spun at home
2. 
coarse, loosely woven cloth like this
adjective
3. 
spun or made at home
4. 
made of homespun
5. 
plain; unpretentious; homely
homespun virtues

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Homespun

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adj.
1. Spun or woven in the home: homespun linen.
2. Made of a homespun fabric: a homespun tablecloth.
3. Simple and homely; unpretentious: "Most small towns would have gladly forfeited some of their homespun values if it meant luring a firm there" (William Mueller).
n.
1. A plain, coarse, usually woolen cloth made of homespun yarn.
2. A similar sturdy fabric made on a power loom.

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