homespun
(adjective) made of cloth spun or woven in the home; “homespun linen”; “homespun garments”
homespun, cracker-barrel
(adjective) characteristic of country life; “cracker-barrel philosophy”; “the air of homespun country boys”
homespun
(noun) a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home
Source: WordNet® 3.1
homespun (not comparable)
(of yarn) Spun in the home.
(of fabric) Woven in the home.
(of clothing, etc.) Made from homespun fabric.
(by extension) Plain and homely; unsophisticated and unpretentious.
Synonyms: down-home, cracker-barrel
homespun (countable and uncountable, plural homespuns)
Fabric made from homespun yarn. Also, machine made fabrics (usually cottons) similar to homespun fabrics in that solids, plaids, or stripes are created by weaving dyed threads (rather than printing), so that both sides of the fabric look the same.
(obsolete) An unpolished, rustic person.
Source: Wiktionary
Home"spun, a.
1. Spun or wrought at home; of domestic manufacture; coarse; plain. "Homespun country garbs." W. Irving.
2. Plain in manner or style; not elegant; rude; coarse. "Our homespun English proverb." Dryden. "Our homespun authors." Addison.
Home"spun, n.
1. Cloth made at home; as, he was dressed in homespun.
2. An unpolished, rustic person. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 March 2025
(verb) fill to excess so that function is impaired; “Fear clogged her mind”; “The story was clogged with too many details”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
