Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Rude; unpolished; blunt.
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Examples
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Good memories were steeped in the rough-spun grey wool with many more to come if he could get through this goddamn traffic jam.
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The blood on the outstretched hand blazed through both the rough-spun cotton of his shirt and the soft linen of his underclothes.
Orbit Books Free Sample SciFi Fantasy Book: The Future Is Now 30 | SciFi UK Review 2005
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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.
The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection Dozois, Gardner 2006
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The traveler wore a quilted coat that had been blue once; black rough-spun breeches flapped ragged ends about his skinned knees; a red, healing scar ran from cheek to chin to neck and down beneath the grimy collar.
2005 Cherryh, C. J. 2005
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On the rough-spun blankets of our rented bed, he laid aside his self-discipline and made love to me with all the savagery of his heart.
Kushiel's Avatar Carey, Jacqueline, 1964- 2003
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He laid a hand on the beings shoulder, covered with rough-spun like his own.
A CALL TO DARKNESS MICHAEL JAN FRIEDMAN 2000
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Instinctively, he hunkered down lower into the shelter of his rough-spun cloak.
A CALL TO DARKNESS MICHAEL JAN FRIEDMAN 2000
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No one in the courtyard seemed to notice as Nurellid headed for the wall, followed by Maalor and someone in rough-spun garbsomeone who had to be Ralakkai.
A CALL TO DARKNESS MICHAEL JAN FRIEDMAN 2000
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Reaching into her rough-spun garment, she removed a square of the same material that had been gathered into a makeshift pouch.
A CALL TO DARKNESS MICHAEL JAN FRIEDMAN 2000
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Legs dangling, gasping for breath against the ragged black claw that con'stricted him and made his rough-spun tunic chafe, he looked over his shoulder and saw the dragon's golden eyes regard-ing him accusingly.
The Black Wing Kirchoff, Mary 1993
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