What does homespun mean?
Definitions for homespun
ˈhoʊmˌspʌnhome·spun
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Princeton's WordNet
homespunadjective
a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home
homespun(p), nubby, nubbly, slubbed, tweedyadjective
of textiles; having a rough surface
"a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns"
cracker-barrel, folksy, homespunadjective
characteristic of country life
"cracker-barrel philosophy"; "folksy humor"; "the air of homespun country boys"
homespunadjective
made of cloth spun or woven in the home
"homespun linen"; "homespun garments"
Wiktionary
homespunnoun
Fabric made from homespun yarn.
homespunnoun
An unpolished, rustic person.
homespunadjective
Spun in the home.
homespunadjective
Woven in the home.
homespunadjective
Made from homespun fabric.
homespunadjective
Plain and homely; unsophisticated and unpretentious.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Homespunadjective
Etymology: home and spun.
Instead of homespun coifs were seen
Good pinners, edg’d with colberteen. Jonathan Swift.He appeared in a suit of English broad-cloath, very plain, but rich: every thing he wore was substantial, honest, homespun ware. Addison.
They sometimes put on, when they go ashore, long sleeveless coats of homespun cotton. George Sandys, Travels.
We say, in our homespun English proverb, He killed two birds with one stone; pleased the emperor, by giving him the resemblance of his ancestors, and gave him such a resemblance as was not scandalous in that age. John Dryden, Æn. Dedicat.
Our homespun authors must forsake the field,
And William Shakespeare to the soft Scarlatti yield. Addison.Homespunnoun
A coarse, inelegant, rude, untaught, rustick man.
What hempen homespuns have we swaggering here,
So near the cradle of the fairy queen? William Shakespeare.
ChatGPT
homespun
Homespun refers to something that is simple, rustic, unsophisticated or made at home, particularly relating to cloth or clothing produced at home or in a non-industrial setting. It can also refer to an idea or content that is straightforward and lacks complexity.
Webster Dictionary
Homespunadjective
spun or wrought at home; of domestic manufacture; coarse; plain
Homespunadjective
plain in manner or style; not elegant; rude; coarse
Homespunnoun
cloth made at home; as, he was dressed in homespun
Homespunnoun
an unpolished, rustic person
Wikidata
Homespun
Homespun is a demo album by XTC released by Cooking Vinyl and Idea Records. A companion to Apple Venus Volume 1, it has the same running order as its parent album. It was reissued in 2005 as a part of the Apple Box.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of homespun in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of homespun in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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