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Webster 1913 Edition

Homespun

Home′spun

,
Adj.
1.
Spun or wrought at home; of domestic manufacture; coarse; plain.
“Homespun country garbs.”
W. Irving.
2.
Plain in manner or style; not elegant; rude; coarse.
“Our homespun English proverb.”
Dryden.
“Our homespun authors.”
Addison.

Home′spun

,
Noun.
1.
Cloth made at home;
as, he was dressed in
homespun
.
2.
An unpolished, rustic person.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition

Homespun

HO'MESPUN

,
Adj.
Spun or wrought at home; of domestic manufacture.
1.
Not made in foreign countries.
2.
Plain; coarse; rude; homely; not elegant; as a homespun English proverb; a homespun author.

HO'MESPUN

,
Noun.
A coarse,unpolished, rustic person.

Definition 2024

homespun

homespun

English

Adjective

homespun

  1. (of yarn) Spun in the home.
  2. (of fabric) Woven in the home.
  3. (of clothing etc) Made from homespun fabric.
    • Washington Irving
      homespun country garbs
  4. (by extension) Plain and homely; unsophisticated and unpretentious.
    • Dryden
      our homespun English proverb
    • Addison
      our homespun authors
    • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:homespun.

Noun

homespun ‎(countable and uncountable, plural homespuns)

  1. Fabric made from homespun yarn.
    • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:homespun.
  2. (obsolete) An unpolished, rustic person. Example: "What hempen homespuns have we swaggering here?" - Puck, A Midsummer Night's Dream Act III Scene I
    • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:homespun.

See also

Etymology

From home +‎ spun.

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