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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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 a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home;


ADJECTIVE (3)

1. of textiles; having a rough surface;
- Example: "a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns"
[syn: homespun(p), nubby, nubbly, slubbed, tweedy]

2. characteristic of country life;
- Example: "cracker-barrel philosophy"
- Example: "folksy humor"
- Example: "the air of homespun country boys"
[syn: cracker-barrel, folksy, homespun]

3. made of cloth spun or woven in the home;
- Example: "homespun linen"
- Example: "homespun garments"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Homespun \Home"spun\, a.
   1. Spun or wrought at home; of domestic manufacture; coarse;
      plain. "Homespun country garbs." --W. Irving.
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   2. Plain in manner or style; not elegant; rude; coarse. "Our
      homespun English proverb." --Dryden. "Our homespun
      authors." --Addison.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Homespun \Home"spun\, n.
   1. Cloth made at home; as, he was dressed in homespun.
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   2. An unpolished, rustic person. [Obs.] --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

homespun
    adj 1: of textiles; having a rough surface; "a sweater knitted
           of nubbly homespun yarns" [syn: homespun(p), nubby,
           nubbly, slubbed, tweedy]
    2: characteristic of country life; "cracker-barrel philosophy";
       "folksy humor"; "the air of homespun country boys" [syn:
       cracker-barrel, folksy, homespun]
    3: made of cloth spun or woven in the home; "homespun linen";
       "homespun garments"
    n 1: a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that
         was spun at home