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used to describe opinions or ideas that are simple and not based on special knowledge (Synonyms: unsophisticated, homely, plain, rough: The book is simple homespun philosophy.  collinsdictionary.com); something homespun has a simple, coarse feel (like your homespun plan to bring about world peace by giving everyone a daily spoonful of your aunt's delicious strawberry jam; Homespun literally means spun at home. If you spin the wool from your sheep into yarn, and then make a dress out of it, it won't be as fine or precise as fabric spun in a factory. Back in the day when large portions of the population couldn't afford milled cloth, homespun fabric marked you as poor, or just a farmer living off the land. Today we use homespun to describe anything that seems homemade, simple, or folksy, from homespun linens to homespun philosophies of life vocabulary.com) |
