homespun

[ hohm-spuhn ]

adjective

1. spun spin or made at home:

   homespun cloth.

2. made of such cloth:

   homespun clothing.

3. plain; unpolished; unsophisticated; simple; rustic:

   homespun humor.

noun

1. a plain-weave cloth made at home, or of homespun yarn.
2. any cloth of similar appearance.
3. a rustic person.

homespun

/ ˈhəʊmˌspʌn /

adjective

1. having plain or unsophisticated character
2. woven or spun at home

noun

1. cloth made at home or made of yarn spun at home
2. a cloth resembling this but made on a power loom

Word History and Origins

Origin of homespun¹

First recorded in 1580–90; home + spun

Example Sentences

Occupying three rooms at the museum’s first-floor galleries, the exhibition includes about 50 objects and architecture projects, ranging from efficient diagnostic kits to inventive ventilators, homespun face masks, and innovative hospital designs.

From Quartz

He rents out a midtown apartment, dons a homespun Spider-Man costume and begins a lonely life of fighting crime and trying to make rent.

From Time

The majority of his food is touched by a hearth that serves as the focal point in the homespun dining room and gets as hot as 1,000 degree in its center.

From Washington Post

The Freis take a homespun approach that’s hard for a larger chain to replicate.

From Eater

Over the course of this traumatic year, many of us will have discovered homespun therapies in granularity.

From Washington Post

We play dodge ball, ride giant tricycles, and craft homespun jalopies for the adult soapbox derby.

From The Daily Beast

We are thirsty for his signature wit, warmth, and homespun wisdom.

From The Daily Beast

Martha Washington dressed in homespun clothing to differentiate herself from royalty.

From The Daily Beast

Brett makes it clear from the outset of Trauma Farm that this is not another cozy paean to the homespun rural life.

From The Daily Beast

While the pose of the players remain the same, Rockwell altered the final picture to give it a more homespun feeling.

From The Daily Beast

I would rather go to church with Dolly in homespun, than ride in a carriage beside that shrivelled piece of tanned leather.

From Project Gutenberg

There was no finery in her wardrobe, a few neat cotton gowns for summer wear, and homespun for the winter—that was all.

From Project Gutenberg

At this the door flew open and a skinny woman appeared, her homespun frock pendent with tow-headed urchins.

From Project Gutenberg

The last arrivals were two tall women in homespun dresses and calico sunbonnets.

From Project Gutenberg

That was why, instinctively, she had put on her old homespun with a vague purpose of reparation to them.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• rustic