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homespun
/ ˈhəʊmˌspʌn /
adjective
- having plain or unsophisticated character
- woven or spun at home
noun
- cloth made at home or made of yarn spun at home
- a cloth resembling this but made on a power loom
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Example Sentences
We play dodge ball, ride giant tricycles, and craft homespun jalopies for the adult soapbox derby.
We are thirsty for his signature wit, warmth, and homespun wisdom.
Martha Washington dressed in homespun clothing to differentiate herself from royalty.
Brett makes it clear from the outset of Trauma Farm that this is not another cozy paean to the homespun rural life.
While the pose of the players remain the same, Rockwell altered the final picture to give it a more homespun feeling.
I would rather go to church with Dolly in homespun, than ride in a carriage beside that shrivelled piece of tanned leather.
There was no finery in her wardrobe, a few neat cotton gowns for summer wear, and homespun for the winter—that was all.
At this the door flew open and a skinny woman appeared, her homespun frock pendent with tow-headed urchins.
The last arrivals were two tall women in homespun dresses and calico sunbonnets.
That was why, instinctively, she had put on her old homespun with a vague purpose of reparation to them.
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