homespun cloth

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• homespun — /hohm spun /, adj. 1. spun or made at home: homespun cloth. 2. made of such cloth: homespun clothing. 3. plain; unpolished; unsophisticated; simple; rustic: homespun humor. n. 4. a plain weave cloth made at home, or of homespun yarn. 5. any cloth …   Universalium

• homespun — home•spun [[t]ˈhoʊmˌspʌn[/t]] adj. 1) tex spun or made at home: homespun cloth[/ex] 2) tex made of homespun: homespun clothing[/ex] 3) plain; simple: homespun humor[/ex] 4) tex a plain weave cloth made at home or of homespun yarn 5) tex any cloth …   From formal English to slang

• homespun — /ˈhoʊmspʌn / (say hohmspun) adjective 1. spun or made at home: homespun cloth. 2. made of such cloth. 3. plain; unpolished; simple. –noun 4. cloth made at home, or of homespun yarn. 5. cloth of similar appearance to that hand spun and hand woven …  

• homespun — adjective 1 homespun ideas are simple and ordinary: homespun philosophy 2 homespun cloth is woven at home …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• homespun — adj. & n. adj. 1 a (of cloth) made of yarn spun at home. b (of yarn) spun at home. 2 plain, simple, unsophisticated, homely. n. 1 homespun cloth. 2 anything plain or homely …   Useful english dictionary

• homespun — home|spun [ˈhəumspʌn US ˈhoum ] adj 1.) homespun ideas are simple and ordinary 2.) homespun cloth is woven at home …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• cloth — n. 1) to weave cloth 2) homespun cloth 3) a drop cloth 4) a loin cloth 5) a bolt; strip of cloth …   Combinatory dictionary

• homespun — [hōm′spun΄] n. 1. cloth made of yarn spun at home 2. coarse, loosely woven cloth like this adj. 1. spun or made at home 2. made of homespun 3. plain; unpretentious; homely [homespun virtues] …   English World dictionary

• homespun — ► ADJECTIVE 1) simple and unsophisticated. 2) (of cloth or yarn) made or spun at home. ► NOUN ▪ cloth of this type …   English terms dictionary

• Homespun — Home spun, n. 1. Cloth made at home; as, he was dressed in homespun. [1913 Webster] 2. An unpolished, rustic person. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• homespun — [[t]ho͟ʊmspʌn[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n You use homespun to describe opinions or ideas that are simple and not based on special knowledge. The book is simple homespun philosophy. 2) N UNCOUNT: usu N n Homespun clothes are made from cloth that has… …   English dictionary