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homespun [ˈhəʊmˌspʌn] adj 1. having plain or unsophisticated character 2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) woven or spun at home n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) cloth made at home or made of yarn spun at home 2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a cloth resembling this but made on a power loom ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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During the dialogue the young hunter had thrown aside his overcoat, and now stood clad in a plain suit of the common, light-colored homespun of the country, that was evidently but recently made. No wonder the wind chose it so often for its partner as it danced through the garden, scorning to notice the heavy homespun things about it. When he had gone into the house, Ursula, turning impatiently from the window, tripped and almost fell over the big ball of homespun yarn her father had flung on the floor. |
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