I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: home (I) + spun
1.
a. : spun or made at or as if at home
homespun cloth
turn out woven and knitted goods on hand machines that preserve the homespun quality — J.M.Mead
b. : made of homespun or of a fabric resembling homespun
yeomanry … turned out in their working clothes and homespun country garbs — Washington Irving
other popular cotton suiting choices include … homespun types that have weave interest — Women's Wear Daily
2.
a. : of or relating to the common people : plebeian , unsophisticated
homespun tastes
homespun virtues
both still assume the air of homespun country boys — T.H.White b.1915
: folksy
oozed with idiosyncrasy, naïveté and homespun humor — E.S.Turner
prose which varies from the movingly lyrical to the designedly homespun — Clifton Fadiman
b. : of unaffected simplicity : unpretentious
dresses up his thoughts in very plain homespun garments — William Clark
homespun , kindly, shrewd men whose strength resided in their neighborliness — Norman Cousins
c. : plain and direct : practical , straightforward
will make a good homespun wife — Thomas Hardy
managed the affairs of local government with the same homespun skill that went to their farming — V.L.Parrington
circumstances which brought forth … a homespun nationalism — A.G.Mazour
II. noun
( -s )
1.
a. : a loosely woven usually woolen or linen fabric handloomed in the home from uneven hand-spun yarns
b. : a machine-made tweedy material of a plain weave and spongy texture usually made from irregular woolen, cotton, rayon, or linen yarns and used for outer garments and upholstery
2. : a character or utterance possessing the rustic simplicity of homespun
instead of the silken splendor of the upper middle classes he gives us the homespun of the poor — Grace Frank