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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 home·spun /-ˌspʌn/
 (a.)手織的;朴素的;粗野的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Home·spun a.
 1. Spun or wrought at home; of domestic manufacture; coarse; plain. “Homespun country garbs.”
 2. Plain in manner or style; not elegant; rude; coarse.  “Our homespun English proverb.” --Dryden. “Our homespun authors.” --Addison.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Home·spun, n.
 1. Cloth made at home; as, he was dressed in homespun.
 2. An unpolished, rustic person. [Obs.]
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 homespun
      adj 1: of textiles; having a rough surface; "a sweater knitted of
             nubbly homespun yarns" [syn: homespun(p), nubby, nubbly,
              slubbed, tweedy]
      2: characteristic of country life; "cracker-barrel philosophy";
         "folksy humor"; "the air of homespun country boys" [syn: cracker-barrel,
          folksy]
      3: made of cloth spun or woven in the home; "homespun linen";
         "homespun garments"
      n : a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with homespun
          yarn [syn: homespun fabric]