rough-spunadj.

Brit.

/ˈrʌfspʌn/, U.S.

/ˈrəfˌspən/

Forms: see rough adv. and spun adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rough adv., spun adj.

Etymology: < rough adv. + spun adj. Compare homespun adj.

1. Of yarn, fabric, etc.: crudely or roughly spun.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [adjective] > spun > spun in specific way

soft-spuna1657

rough-spun1701

z-spun1935

1701 T. D'Urfey Bath v. iii. 55 Crab: And though Linen feel. Gill.: Rough spun from the Wheel.

1766 J. Cunningham Poems 31 January, in his rough-spun vest, Boasts the full blessings that can never fade.

1896 ‘H. S. Merriman’ Flotsam xvii. 195 A ‘praying-carpet’ of thin roughspun cotton of which the four corners had been gathered together.

1964 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 78 494 Hand-loom weaving establishments produce their cloth from rough-spun local cotton.

2007 E. Castronova Exodus to Virtual World viii. 154 Everyone who starts as a penniless tailor gets the chance to make roughspun jerkins and robes, gradually working their way up to silk.

2. Scottish and English regional (northern). figurative. Of a person: lacking in sophistication, rough-mannered. Also: (of speech, manners, behaviour, etc.) rough, unpolished. Now rare.

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the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [adjective] > ill-mannered > unrefined > specifically of persons

uplandisha1387

rustyc1485

rustical?1532

gross?1533

rusticc1550

rough-hewn1591

unfashioned1606

unpolite1674

crude1722

uncouth1732

piggish1742

rough-spun1768

coarse-graineda1774

coarse-fibred1872

rough as guts1919

1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess i. 4 Your rough spun ware Sounds but right douft an' fowsome to my ear.

1769 E. Thompson Epithalamium in Court of Cupid (1770) II. 108 Here attend ye little sooty jades, And..bring your ragged, rough-spun blades.

1792 G. C. Pulling Rep. & Lett. rel. Beothuk Indians Newfoundl. (1989) 139 The aforemention'd Jo[h]n Hodder..is a rough spun Tar.

1837 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 4 474/2 The Shepherd..[was] too rough-spun for the society of a militia mess-table.

1847 R. Peattie in Sc. Nat. Dict. (1968) VII. 503/3 Come into my arms, my rouch-spun darlin'; my very heart's spreckled for ye.

1875 M. L. Kenny Fortunes of Maurice Cronin I. v. 81 I may be a trifle rough-spun on the outside, a little too much given to calling a spade a spade when I am roused.

1918 Lookout Aug. 11/1 A rough-spun fellow from the Shipping Board.

1962 L. Swortzell Tom Taylor's Our Amer. Cousin ii. 73 Rough-spun, honest-hearted Asa Trenchard.

1999 B. W. Hodgins et al. Canoe in Canad. Cultures (End Notes) 254 He was a rabble rouser of sorts with more than a touch of rough-spun charm.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rough-spun
释义	rough-spunadj. Brit. /ˈrʌfspʌn/, U.S. /ˈrəfˌspən/ Forms: see rough adv. and spun adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rough adv., spun adj. Etymology: < rough adv. + spun adj. Compare homespun adj. 1. Of yarn, fabric, etc.: crudely or roughly spun. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [adjective] > spun > spun in specific way soft-spuna1657 rough-spun1701 z-spun1935 1701 T. D'Urfey Bath v. iii. 55 Crab: And though Linen feel. Gill.: Rough spun from the Wheel. 1766 J. Cunningham Poems 31 January, in his rough-spun vest, Boasts the full blessings that can never fade. 1896 ‘H. S. Merriman’ Flotsam xvii. 195 A ‘praying-carpet’ of thin roughspun cotton of which the four corners had been gathered together. 1964 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 78 494 Hand-loom weaving establishments produce their cloth from rough-spun local cotton. 2007 E. Castronova Exodus to Virtual World viii. 154 Everyone who starts as a penniless tailor gets the chance to make roughspun jerkins and robes, gradually working their way up to silk. 2. Scottish and English regional (northern). figurative. Of a person: lacking in sophistication, rough-mannered. Also: (of speech, manners, behaviour, etc.) rough, unpolished. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [adjective] > ill-mannered > unrefined > specifically of persons uplandisha1387 rustyc1485 rustical?1532 gross?1533 rusticc1550 rough-hewn1591 unfashioned1606 unpolite1674 crude1722 uncouth1732 piggish1742 rough-spun1768 coarse-graineda1774 coarse-fibred1872 rough as guts1919 1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess i. 4 Your rough spun ware Sounds but right douft an' fowsome to my ear. 1769 E. Thompson Epithalamium in Court of Cupid (1770) II. 108 Here attend ye little sooty jades, And..bring your ragged, rough-spun blades. 1792 G. C. Pulling Rep. & Lett. rel. Beothuk Indians Newfoundl. (1989) 139 The aforemention'd Jo[h]n Hodder..is a rough spun Tar. 1837 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 4 474/2 The Shepherd..[was] too rough-spun for the society of a militia mess-table. 1847 R. Peattie in Sc. Nat. Dict. (1968) VII. 503/3 Come into my arms, my rouch-spun darlin'; my very heart's spreckled for ye. 1875 M. L. Kenny Fortunes of Maurice Cronin I. v. 81 I may be a trifle rough-spun on the outside, a little too much given to calling a spade a spade when I am roused. 1918 Lookout Aug. 11/1 A rough-spun fellow from the Shipping Board. 1962 L. Swortzell Tom Taylor's Our Amer. Cousin ii. 73 Rough-spun, honest-hearted Asa Trenchard. 1999 B. W. Hodgins et al. Canoe in Canad. Cultures (End Notes) 254 He was a rabble rouser of sorts with more than a touch of rough-spun charm. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1701
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