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roughspun

roughspun noun: a garment made from roughly spun yarn or made from a coarse material.

Noun

roughspun (plural roughspuns)

  1. (rare) A garment made from roughly spun yarn or made from a coarse material.

Adjective

roughspun (comparative more roughspun, superlative most roughspun)

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

Forms of roughspun

Noun
pluralroughspuns
Adjective
comparativemore roughspun
superlativemost roughspun

Origin of roughspun

From rough + spun.

Questions about roughspun

What does roughspun mean?
Roughspun means a garment made from roughly spun yarn or made from a coarse material.
What part of speech is roughspun?
Roughspun can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of roughspun?
The plural of roughspun is roughspuns.

Words near roughspun in the dictionary

  1. roughscuff
  2. roughsetter
  3. roughsetters
  4. roughshod
  5. roughsome
  6. roughspun
  7. roughspuns
  8. roughstock
  9. rought
  10. roughtail
  11. roughtails

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