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Synonyms for homespun
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : hohm-spuhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhoʊmˌspʌn |
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Définition of homespun
Origin :- 1580s, "spun at home," from home (n.) + spun. Figurative sense of "plain, homely" is from c.1600. As a noun, from c.1600.
- adj spun from home
- It is impossible to overestimate the durability of homespun materials.
- Extract from : « Home Life in Colonial Days » by Alice Morse Earle
- The materials of homespun linen and home-dyed crewels were the same.
- Extract from : « The Development of Embroidery in America » by Candace Wheeler
- Their skirts, homespun, were made with what we used to call a Spanish flounce.
- Extract from : « A Wayfarer in China » by Elizabeth Kendall
- So she trudged off to buy some yarn and some homespun tweed where she could get the most for her money.
- Extract from : « Little Folks (November 1884) » by Various
- He folded his hands across the big belly that stretched his homespun shirt.
- Extract from : « Shaman » by Robert Shea
- These royal men of homespun—how great a thing to them was religion!
- Extract from : « Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 » by Various
- I went about in homespun, which, if good enough for Mr. Bordley, was good enough for me.
- Extract from : « Richard Carvel, Complete » by Winston Churchill
- They were both very busy finishing off a homespun suit for Willy.
- Extract from : « Little Grandfather » by Sophie May
- I expected a homespun suit, hobnailed boots, and a flannel shirt.
- Extract from : « Master of Men » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
- I wish I could dress in a homespun Norfolk jacket and knickerbockers.
- Extract from : « Dodo, Volumes 1 and 2 » by Edward Frederic Benson
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