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homespun.

Spun in the home.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈhoʊmˌspʌn/General-American

  1. Spun in the home.

    not-comparable

  2. Woven in the home.

    not-comparable

  3. Made from homespun fabric.

    not-comparable · usually

  4. Plain and homely; unsophisticated and unpretentious.

    broadly · not-comparable
    homespun wisdom
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos 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.

noun/ˈhoʊmˌspʌn/General-American

  1. 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.

    countable · uncountable

  2. An unpolished, rustic person.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos 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.

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