homespun
homespun Lexical Profile
homespun Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Simple, unpretentious, and unsophisticated in character or style.
"The columnist was beloved by readers for his homespun philosophy and warm sense of humor."
Spun or woven at home, or made of rough, loosely woven fabric.
"The actor wore a heavy homespun tunic for his role as a medieval peasant."
• noun
A coarse, loosely woven cloth originally made from yarn spun at home, or a machine-made textile resembling it.
"During the colonial boycott of imported goods, dressing in rough homespun became a symbol of patriotic self-reliance."
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the late 16th century, formed as a compound of 'home' and 'spun' (the past participle of 'spin'), originally referring to yarn or cloth spun and woven in a domestic household rather than by commercial weavers.