homespun

  • 11homespun — [adj] spun from home crude, handcrafted, handmade, homemade, ordinary, plain, rough, rustic, simple, unrefined, unsophisticated; concept 536 …

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  • 12homespun — ► ADJECTIVE 1) simple and unsophisticated. 2) (of cloth or yarn) made or spun at home. ► NOUN ▪ cloth of this type …

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  • 13Homespun — For Benjamin Franklin, who used Homespun as one of many aliases as an author, see that article Infobox Album | Name = Homespun Type = Album Artist = XTC Released = October 5 1999 Genre = Pop rock Length = 48:12 Label = Idea Records Producer = XTC …

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  • 14homespun — home•spun [[t]ˈhoʊmˌspʌn[/t]] adj. 1) tex spun or made at home: homespun cloth[/ex] 2) tex made of homespun: homespun clothing[/ex] 3) plain; simple: homespun humor[/ex] 4) tex a plain weave cloth made at home or of homespun yarn 5) tex any cloth …

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  • 15homespun — /hohm spun /, adj. 1. spun or made at home: homespun cloth. 2. made of such cloth: homespun clothing. 3. plain; unpolished; unsophisticated; simple; rustic: homespun humor. n. 4. a plain weave cloth made at home, or of homespun yarn. 5. any cloth …

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  • 16homespun — [[t]ho͟ʊmspʌn[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n You use homespun to describe opinions or ideas that are simple and not based on special knowledge. The book is simple homespun philosophy. 2) N UNCOUNT: usu N n Homespun clothes are made from cloth that has… …

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  • 17homespun — I. adjective Date: 1591 1. a. spun or made at home b. made of homespun 2. simple, homely < homespun philosophy > II. noun Date: 1607 a loosely woven usually woolen or linen fabric originally m …

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  • 18homespun — adjective 1 homespun ideas are simple and ordinary: homespun philosophy 2 homespun cloth is woven at home …

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  • 19Homespun — Home|spun 〈[ hoʊmspʌn] n. 15; Textilw.〉 urspr. in der schottischen Heimindustrie hergestelltes, grobes, genopptes Wollgewebe für sportliche Kleidung [engl., „zu Hause gesponnen“] * * * Homespun   [ həʊmspʌn; englisch »hausgesponnen«, »selbst&#8230; …

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  • 20homespun — home|spun [ˈhəumspʌn US ˈhoum ] adj 1.) homespun ideas are simple and ordinary 2.) homespun cloth is woven at home …

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