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adj
Spun in the home.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Broader terms: homemade
adj
Woven in the home.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Broader terms: homemade
adj
Made from homespun fabric.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, usually
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Broader terms: homemade
adj
Plain and homely; unsophisticated and unpretentious.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, not-comparable
Synonyms: down-home, cracker-barrel
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Fabric made from homespun yarn; clothing made from it. Also, machine made fabrics (usually cottons) similar to homespun fabrics in that solids, plaids, or stripes are created by weaving dyed threads (rather than printing), so that both sides of the fabric look the same.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
An unpolished, rustic person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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adjective satellite
made of cloth spun or woven in the home
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective satellite
characteristic of country life
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: cracker-barrel, folksy
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: fabric, cloth, material, textile
Narrower terms: russet
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos Proto-Germanic *haimaz Proto-West Germanic *haim Old English hām Middle English hōm English home English spun English homespun From home + spun.
Across languages
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
