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  1. 1. a. Spun or wrought at home; of domestic manufacture; coarse; plain. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Plain in manner or style; not elegant; rude; coarse. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. Cloth made at home; as, he was dressed in homespun. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. An unpolished, rustic person. Source: opted
  5. 5. adj. of textiles; having a rough surface Source: wordnet
  6. 6. adj. characteristic of country life Source: wordnet
  7. 7. adj. made of cloth spun or woven in the home Source: wordnet
  8. 8. n. a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home Source: wordnet
  9. 9. 1. Spun or wrought at home; of domestic manufacture; coarse; plain. "Homespun country garbs." W. Irving. 2. Plain in manner or style; not elegant; rude; coarse. "Our homespun English proverb." Dryden. "Our homespun authors." Addison. 1. Cloth made at home; as, he was dressed in homespun. 2. An unpolished, rustic person. [Obs.] Shak. Source: webster
  10. 10. n:100 n. a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home s. of textiles; having a rough surface s. made of cloth spun or woven in the home Source: ecdict

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