(by extension) Plain and homely; unsophisticated and unpretentious.
(of clothing, etc.) Made from homespun fabric.
(of fabric) Woven in the home.
(of yarn) Spun in the home.
noun
(obsolete) An unpolished, rustic person.
Fabric made from homespun yarn. Also, machine made fabrics (usually cottons) similar to homespun fabrics in that solids, plaids, or stripes are created by weaving dyed threads (rather than printing), so that both sides of the fabric look the same.
horsepen
hyperons
hyperons
noun
plural of hyperon
hypnoses
hypnoses
noun
plural of hypnosis
hyponeas
isophane
isophane
noun
(countable, meteorology) A line drawn on a map through points where a given seasonal biological event occurs on the same date.
(uncountable, medicine) A synthetic form of insulin used to treat diabetes.
isophene
isophene
noun
A line (on a map, etc.) joining places where a particular biological phenomenon is exhibited in the same way, such as where plants flower at the same time (an isanthesic) or where the same proportion of clines is found.
isophone
isophone
noun
An isogloss indicating where a certain phone, or speech segment, is found.
nephrons
nephrons
noun
plural of nephron
nephrops
osophone
panoches
panoches
noun
plural of panoche
penoches
phaetons
phaetons
noun
plural of phaeton
phenosal
phenosol
phitones
phonates
phonates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of phonate
phonemes
phonemes
noun
plural of phoneme
phonesis
phoniest
phoniest
adj
superlative form of phony: most phony
phosgene
phosgene
noun
(inorganic chemistry) carbonyl chloride
pinholes
pinholes
noun
plural of pinhole
poshness
poshness
noun
The state or condition of being posh.
potheens
potheens
noun
plural of potheen
preshown
preshown
verb
past participle of preshow
schoppen
sheppton
siphoned
siphoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of siphon
siphonet
siphonet
noun
(zoology) One of the two dorsal tubular organs on the rear part of the abdomen of aphids, which secrete honeydew.
sphenion
sphenoid
sphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the sphenoid bone which forms the base of the cranium, behind the eye and below the front part of the brain. It has two pairs of broad lateral ‘wings’ and a number of other projections, and contains two air-filled sinuses.
Having a wedged shape.
noun
(anatomy) The sphenoid bone.
(crystallography) A wedge-shaped crystal bounded by four equal isosceles triangles; the hemihedral form of a square pyramid.
stanhope
stanhope
noun
A gig, buggy or light phaeton, typically with a high seat and closed back.
A simple, one-piece microscope consisting of a cylinder of glass with each end curved outwards, one being more convex than the other
An optical device, typically embedded in a bijou, utilising a modified Stanhope lens for viewing microphotographs embedded in the device; invented by René Dagron
strephon
strephon
Proper noun
definition
sulphone
sulphone
noun
(British spelling, chemistry) Alternative spelling of sulfone