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adj.
Spun or woven in the home: homespun linen.
Made of a homespun fabric: a homespun tablecloth.
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.
A plain, coarse, usually woolen cloth made of homespun yarn.
A similar sturdy fabric made on a power loom.
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homespun adjective 1. of textiles; having a rough surface; "a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns" 2. characteristic of country life; "cracker-barrel philosophy"; "folksy humor"; "the air of homespun country boys" [syn: cracker-barrel ] 3. made of cloth spun or woven in the home; "homespun linen"; "homespun garments" noun 1. a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home
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Home"spun\, a. 1. Spun or wrought at home; of domestic manufacture; coarse; plain. "Homespun country garbs." --W. Irving.
2. Plain in manner or style; not elegant; rude; coarse. "Our homespun English proverb." --Dryden. "Our homespun authors." --Addison.
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Home"spun\, n. 1. Cloth made at home; as, he was dressed in homespun.
2. An unpolished, rustic person. [Obs.] --Shak.
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