homespun

English

Etymology

From home +‎ spun.

Adjective

homespun (not comparable)

1. (of yarn) Spun in the home.
2. (of fabric) Woven in the home.
3. (of clothing etc) Made from homespun fabric.
   • (Can we date this quote by Washington Irving and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     homespun country garbs

4. (by extension) Plain and homely; unsophisticated and unpretentious.
   • (Can we date this quote by John Dryden and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     our homespun English proverb

   • (Can we date this quote by Addison and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     our homespun authors

   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:homespun.

Translations

spun at home

• Finnish: kotikutoinen (fi), kotona kehrätty
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woven at home

• Finnish: kotikutoinen (fi), kotona kudottu
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made from homespun fabric

• Finnish: kotikutoinen (fi), kotitekoinen (fi)
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plain and homely

• Finnish: kotikutoinen (fi)
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Noun

homespun (countable and uncountable, plural homespuns)

1. Fabric made from homespun yarn.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:homespun.
2. (obsolete) An unpolished, rustic person.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:homespun.

See also

• down-home
• homegrown
• roughspun