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Definition of "rough-spun" [rough-spun]

  • Rude; unpolished; blunt.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "rough-spun" in a sentence
  • "Good memories were steeped in the rough-spun grey wool with many more to come if he could get through this goddamn traffic jam."
  • "The blood on the outstretched hand blazed through both the rough-spun cotton of his shirt and the soft linen of his underclothes."
  • "She doesn't know what to make of me, hidden behind my burka, with my Ezheler accent and my rough-spun saddlebag that smells of mules and spices."
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