roughspun

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noun

A garment made from roughly spun yarn or made from a coarse material.

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Meanings

nounroughspun (plural roughspuns)

plural roughspuns

  1. rareA garment made from roughly spun yarn or made from a coarse material.
adjectiveroughspun (comparative more roughspun, superlative most roughspun)

comparative more roughspun · superlative most roughspun

  1. Woven from a coarsely spun yarn, (usually also from a coarse material).
  2. figurativelyUnpolished, rough and ready, uncultured, unsophisticated.

Origin

From rough + spun.

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APA

roughspun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roughspun

MLA

“roughspun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roughspun. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roughspun,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roughspun.

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