Adjective: homespun 'howm,spún
- Made of cloth spun or woven in the home
"homespun linen"; "homespun garments"
- Of textiles; having a rough surface
"a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns";
- nubby, nubbly, slubbed, tweedy
- Characteristic of country life
"the air of homespun country boys";
- cracker-barrel [N. Amer]
- A rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home
"The historical reenactors wore clothes made of homespun"
Derived forms: homespuns
See also: homemade, rough, rural, unsmooth
Type of: cloth, fabric, material, textile
Encyclopedia: Homespun