homespun Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home
  2. adjective satellite of textiles; having a rough surface
    nubby; tweedy; nubbly; slubbed.
    • a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns
  3. adjective satellite characteristic of country life
    folksy; cracker-barrel.
    • cracker-barrel philosophy
    • folksy humor
    • the air of homespun country boys
  4. adjective satellite made of cloth spun or woven in the home
    • homespun linen
    • homespun garments

WordNet

Home"spun adjective
Definitions
  1. Spun or wrought at home; of domestic manufacture; coarse; plain. "Homespun country garbs." W. Irving.
  2. Plain in manner or style; not elegant; rude; coarse. "Our homespun English proverb." Dryden. "Our homespun authors." Addison.
Home"spun noun
Definitions
  1. Cloth made at home; as, he was dressed in homespun.
  2. An unpolished, rustic person. Obs. Shak.

Webster 1913