homespun

English

Etymology

From home +‎ spun.

Adjective

homespun (not comparable)

(of yarn) Spun in the home.
(of fabric) Woven in the home.
(of clothing etc) Made from homespun fabric.
- Washington Irving
  homespun country garbs
(by extension) Plain and homely; unsophisticated and unpretentious.
- John Dryden
  our homespun English proverb
- Addison
  our homespun authors
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:homespun.

Translations

spun at home

Finnish: kotikutoinen (fi), kotona kehrätty

woven at home

Finnish: kotikutoinen (fi), kotona kudottu

made from homespun fabric

Finnish: kotikutoinen (fi), kotitekoinen (fi)

plain and homely

Finnish: kotikutoinen (fi)

Noun

homespun (countable and uncountable, plural homespuns)

Fabric made from homespun yarn.
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:homespun.
(obsolete) An unpolished, rustic person.
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:homespun.

See also

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