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homespun 1. cloth made at home or made of yarn spun at home 2. a cloth resembling this but made on a power loom homespun [′hōm‚spən] (textiles) A general term for cloth handwoven at home instead of in a mill such as the linsey-woolsey, butternut, and coarse flannels made on handlooms by early American settlers. Coarse fabrics woven from linen or cotton, for example, drapery fabrics. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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During the dialogue the young hunter had thrown aside his overcoat, and now stood clad in a plain suit of the common, light-colored homespun of the country, that was evidently but recently made. No wonder the wind chose it so often for its partner as it danced through the garden, scorning to notice the heavy homespun things about it. When he had gone into the house, Ursula, turning impatiently from the window, tripped and almost fell over the big ball of homespun yarn her father had flung on the floor. |
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