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home⋅spun

[hohm-spuhn]
–adjective
1. spun or made at home: homespun cloth.
2. made of such cloth: homespun clothing.
3. plain; unpolished; unsophisticated; simple; rustic: homespun humor.
–noun
4. a plain-weave cloth made at home, or of homespun yarn.
5. any cloth of similar appearance.
6. a rustic person.

Origin:
1580–90; home + spun
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home·spun   (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.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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homespun

  1. n.
    homemade liquor or beer. : Jed offered a little of his homespun round the table.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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