What does homespun mean?

Definitions for homespun
ˈhoʊmˌspʌnhome·spun

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. homespunadjective

    a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home

  2. homespun(p), nubby, nubbly, slubbed, tweedyadjective

    of textiles; having a rough surface

    "a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns"

  3. cracker-barrel, folksy, homespunadjective

    characteristic of country life

    "cracker-barrel philosophy"; "folksy humor"; "the air of homespun country boys"

  4. homespunadjective

    made of cloth spun or woven in the home

    "homespun linen"; "homespun garments"

Wiktionary

  1. homespunnoun

    Fabric made from homespun yarn.

  2. homespunnoun

    An unpolished, rustic person.

  3. homespunadjective

    Spun in the home.

  4. homespunadjective

    Woven in the home.

  5. homespunadjective

    Made from homespun fabric.

  6. homespunadjective

    Plain and homely; unsophisticated and unpretentious.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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.

  2. 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

  1. 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

  1. Homespunadjective

    spun or wrought at home; of domestic manufacture; coarse; plain

  2. Homespunadjective

    plain in manner or style; not elegant; rude; coarse

  3. Homespunnoun

    cloth made at home; as, he was dressed in homespun

  4. Homespunnoun

    an unpolished, rustic person

Wikidata

  1. 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.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of homespun in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of homespun in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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