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home·spun H0253200 (hōm′spŭn′)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.homespun (ˈhəʊmˌspʌn) adj1. having plain or unsophisticated character2. (Knitting & Sewing) woven or spun at homen3. (Textiles) cloth made at home or made of yarn spun at home4. (Textiles) a cloth resembling this but made on a power loomhome•spun (ˈhoʊmˌspʌn) adj. 1. spun or made at home: homespun cloth. 2. made of homespun: homespun clothing. 3. plain; simple: homespun humor. n. 4. a plain-weave cloth made at home or of homespun yarn. 5. any cloth of similar appearance. [1580–90] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | homespun - a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at homecloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"russet - a reddish brown homespun fabric | Adj. | 1. | homespun - of textiles; having a rough surface; "a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns"nubbly, nubby, slubbed, tweedyrough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face" | | 2. | homespun - characteristic of country life; "cracker-barrel philosophy"; "folksy humor"; "the air of homespun country boys"cracker-barrel, folksyrural - living in or characteristic of farming or country life; "rural people"; "large rural households"; "unpaved rural roads"; "an economy that is basically rural" | | 3. | homespun - made of cloth spun or woven in the home; "homespun linen"; "homespun garments"homemade - made or produced in the home or by yourself; "homemade bread" |
homespunadjective unsophisticated, homely, plain, rough, rude, coarse, home-made, rustic, artless, inelegant, unpolished The book is simple, homespun philosophy.homespunadjectiveOf a plain and unsophisticated nature:artless, homely, natural, rustic, unadorned, unpolished.TranslationshomespunenUK
homespunUnpretentious and unsophisticated. Oh, I had a great time—it was a homespun event, very casual and friendly.homespun n. homemade liquor or beer. Jed offered a little of his homespun round the table. homespunenUK
homespun1. cloth made at home or made of yarn spun at home 2. a cloth resembling this but made on a power loom homespun[′hōm‚spən] (textiles) A general term for cloth handwoven at home instead of in a mill such as the linsey-woolsey, butternut, and coarse flannels made on handlooms by early American settlers. Coarse fabrics woven from linen or cotton, for example, drapery fabrics. homespunenUK
Synonyms for homespunadj unsophisticatedSynonyms- unsophisticated
- homely
- plain
- rough
- rude
- coarse
- home-made
- rustic
- artless
- inelegant
- unpolished
Synonyms for homespunadj of a plain and unsophisticated natureSynonyms- artless
- homely
- natural
- rustic
- unadorned
- unpolished
Synonyms for homespunnoun a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at homeRelated Words- cloth
- fabric
- textile
- material
- russet
adj of textilesSynonymsRelated Wordsadj characteristic of country lifeSynonymsRelated Wordsadj made of cloth spun or woven in the homeRelated Words |