homespun
IPA: hˈoʊmspʌn
noun
- Fabric made from homespun yarn. Also, machine made fabrics (usually cottons) similar to homespun fabrics in that solids, plaids, or stripes are created by weaving dyed threads (rather than printing), so that both sides of the fabric look the same.
- (obsolete) An unpolished, rustic person.
adjective
- (of yarn) Spun in the home.
- (of fabric) Woven in the home.
- (of clothing, etc.) Made from homespun fabric.
- (by extension) Plain and homely; unsophisticated and unpretentious.
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Examples of "homespun" in Sentences
- Beef and noodles is another homespun dish.
- The style of referencing is quite homespun.
- One of Stewart's lesser known talents was his homespun poetry.
- He has continued as a solo artist and as founder of Homespun Tapes.
- His homespun ways and his status as a war hero were political assets.
- Homespun crafts and landscape painting are reliable drawcards however.
- He is posing as a cloth merchant going about buying up homespun cloth.
- Her homespun quality and sayings were interesting then and they still are.
- There is nothing like a thick frieze, homespun or tweed coat lined with fur.
- She always offered her homespun philosophy to troubled souls in need of advice.
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