a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with yarn that was spun at home
<noun.artifact> [ adj ]
of textiles; having a rough surface
<adj.all> a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns
characteristic of country life
<adj.all> cracker-barrel philosophy folksy humor the air of homespun country boys
made of cloth spun or woven in the home
<adj.all> homespun linen homespun garments
Homespun \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.
Homespun \Home"spun\, n. 1. Cloth made at home; as, he was dressed in homespun.
2. An unpolished, rustic person. [Obs.] --Shak.
Burt Lancaster was the fast-talking tough guy, James Stewart his drawling partner with homespun common sense as they rode into town to fight for a principle _ only this time it was real life, not a movie.
Holiday's acquisition of the homespun gambling outfit in 1980, two years after the death of founder William F. Harrah, raised considerable controversy.
Education and gut-tough determination were his way out." Watkins is expected to be a strong candidate in the rural areas, but a big question remains on how his homespun style will sell in metropolitan areas like Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
These homespun origins are still apparent today.
Jamie spins the wool and knits gloves as uncommercial Christmas presents - truly homespun, she says. She has tried shearing, but 'it is hard not to cut the sheep as you dig through 6in of fleece.
They view exhibits of the efficient homespun handicrafts and furniture that made Shakers famous, including creations like the flat broom, clothespin and ladderback chairs.
Mr. Meroney, who claims to have seen each of the 249 episodes 30 or 40 times, says the show's small-town setting and homespun values give it a "never-never-land quality.
Suggested remedies have ranged from homespun concoctions involving sugar and vinegar to scientific nerve-treatment regimens complete with detailed diagrams.
So he's thought straight, adopting straight conservatism that mostly makes sense to a soulmate like me: the white purity of homespun values and the red-baiting about the evil Soviet empire.
He's just so homespun."
Certainly the mood shift in the nation, from the conspicuous consumption of the 1980s to the more homespun values of the 1990s, has gone the Midwest's way.
The Atlanta Braves are hiring Jim Varney, who plays the homespun character Ernest P. Worrell, to do television ads promoting the National League club in hopes of boosting attendance.
Boris Aronson's original designs, with their echoes of Marc Chagall paintings, remain as evocative as ever, particularly Teyve's house which spins around the large stage and opens gracefully to reveal its homespun interior to the audience.
Keillor's "Prairie Home Companion" series on American Public Radio included homespun reports on life in the fictional community of Lake Wobegon, Minn.