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homespun definition

homespun


 
  Grep  of  noun  homespun 
  homespun 
  homespun  fabric 
 
  Overview  of  noun  homespun 
 
  The  noun  homespun  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  homespun,  homespun  fabric  --  (a  rough  loosely  woven  fabric  originally  made  with  homespun  yarn) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  homespun 
 
  The  adj  homespun  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  homespun,  nubby,  nubbly,  slubbed,  tweedy  --  (of  textiles;  having  a  rough  surface;  "a  sweater  knitted  of  nubbly  homespun  yarns") 
  2.  cracker-barrel,  folksy,  homespun  --  (characteristic  of  country  life;  "cracker-barrel  philosophy";  "folksy  humor";  "the  air  of  homespun  country  boys") 
  3.  homespun  --  (made  of  cloth  spun  or  woven  in  the  home;  "homespun  linen";  "homespun  garments") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  homespun 
 
  3  senses  of  homespun 
 
  Sense  1 
  homespun(prenominal),  nubby,  nubbly,  slubbed,  tweedy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  rough)  ->  smooth 
 
  Sense  2 
  cracker-barrel,  folksy,  homespun 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  rural)  ->  urban 
 
  Sense  3 
  homespun 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  homemade)  ->  factory-made 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  homespun 
 
  3  senses  of  homespun 
 
  Sense  1 
  homespun(prenominal),  nubby,  nubbly,  slubbed,  tweedy 
  =>  rough  (vs.  smooth),  unsmooth 
 
  Sense  2 
  cracker-barrel,  folksy,  homespun 
  =>  rural  (vs.  urban) 
 
  Sense  3 
  homespun 
  =>  homemade  (vs.  factory-made) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  homespun 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  homespun 
 
  homespun  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  homespun 
  homespun 
 
  Overview  of  noun  homespun 
 
  The  noun  homespun  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  homespun,  homespun  fabric  --  (a  rough  loosely  woven  fabric  originally  made  with  homespun  yarn) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  homespun 
 
  The  adj  homespun  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  homespun,  nubby,  nubbly,  slubbed,  tweedy  --  (of  textiles;  having  a  rough  surface;  "a  sweater  knitted  of  nubbly  homespun  yarns") 
  2.  cracker-barrel,  folksy,  homespun  --  (characteristic  of  country  life;  "cracker-barrel  philosophy";  "folksy  humor";  "the  air  of  homespun  country  boys") 
  3.  homespun  --  (made  of  cloth  spun  or  woven  in  the  home;  "homespun  linen";  "homespun  garments") 



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