English Explanatory Dictionary

roughspun

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A garment made from roughly spun yarn or made from a coarse material.
adj
  1. Woven from a coarsely spun yarn, (usually also from a coarse material).
  2. Unpolished, rough and ready, uncultured, unsophisticated.

Word forms

roughspun roughspuns more roughspun most roughspun

Etymology

From rough + spun.

Related words

homespun homegrown
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