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homesewn

homesewn adjective: sewn at home (rather than in a factory, shop, etc.).

Adjective

homesewn (not comparable)

  1. Sewn at home (rather than in a factory, shop, etc.).
    • A plague on these “labour-saving” machines of our Yankee cousins, they invade everything—from old Aunt Grace’s work-box and needle-craft—good, wholesome, home-sewn shirts and their slop rivals—to the poetry of the hayfield.1869, William Henry Hamilton Rogers, Wanderings in Devon, Seaton, “Colcombe and the Devonshire Antiquary,” p. 161
    • Hair brushed back, legs oiled, new dresses and pressed pleats, fresh pocket handkerchiefs and little handbags, all homesewn.1969, Maya Angelou, chapter 23, in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, New York: Bantam, published 1971, page 149

Forms of homesewn

alternative formhome-sewn

Origin of homesewn

From home + sewn.

Questions about homesewn

What does homesewn mean?
Homesewn means sewn at home (rather than in a factory, shop, etc.).
What part of speech is homesewn?
Homesewn is an adjective.

Words near homesewn in the dictionary

  1. homeseeking
  2. homeserver
  3. homeservers
  4. homeset
  5. homesets
  6. homesewn
  7. homeshare
  8. homeshares
  9. homesharing
  10. homeshoring
  11. homesick

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