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HOMESPUN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("homespun" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "homespun"):
russet (a reddish brown homespun fabric)
Derivation:
homespun (made of cloth spun or woven in the home)
homespun (of textiles; having a rough surface)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Made of cloth spun or woven in the home
Example:
homespun garments
Classified under:
Similar:
homemade (made or produced in the home or by yourself)
Derivation:
homespun (a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Characteristic of country life
Example:
the air of homespun country boys
Synonyms:
cracker-barrel; homespun
Classified under:
Similar:
rural (living in or characteristic of farming or country life)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of textiles; having a rough surface
Example:
a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns
Synonyms:
homespun; nubbly; nubby; slubbed; tweedy
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
rough; unsmooth (having or caused by an irregular surface)
Derivation:
homespun (a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home)
