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homespun

[hohm-spuhn] / ˈhoʊmˌspʌn /


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During the hottest hours, many retreat to makeshift huts -- frames of sticks draped with coarse homespun cloth, plastered with wild donkey dung.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

The company had also tried to revamp some of its stores, including decluttering and replacing much of the homespun decor with white exteriors and interiors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Long processions of women, many of them bearing a takli or spindle to honour Gandhi's commitment to homespun khadi cloth, take over Bombay's streets, quite literally pushing men to the very margins.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

The result is 1982’s “Nebraska,” the acoustic, lo-fi, homespun record that established Springsteen as an artist for the ages.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2025

Hamlet found some loose breeches and a homespun tunic and covered his curls with a leather cap.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein




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