Antonyms for homespun

Grammar : Adj

Spell : hohm-spuhn

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhoʊmˌspʌn

Definition 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

Example sentences :

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

Synonyms for homespun

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