home-made
Britishadjective
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(esp of cakes, jam, and other foods) made at home or on the premises, esp of high-quality ingredients
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crudely fashioned
Example Sentences
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"We have the cutest little tree, our bed is all covered in little lights, I'd made a home-made wreath," said Mrs Poole.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025
They are home-made - one says "focus" and the other says "reset" - and they form a small part of Bell's rapid development from promising youngster to attack leader in the space of three years.
From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025
Hundreds of metal plaques have been appearing in places like Princes Street Gardens and The Meadows, sometimes accompanied by home-made displays.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2024
He works in one corner of the house while his equally artistic wife, Rose Marie, 89, works in a room that serves as an ever-growing museum of her vibrantly colored paintings and whimsical home-made chandeliers.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2023
Housewives of a provident turn of mind filled their cupboards with treacle as a medicine for bad air, and with home-made plasters called Flos Unguentorum for the rheumatics and musk- balls to smell.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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