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home·spun

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–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 Audio Help (hōm'spŭn') Pronunciation Key
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).

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	a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home