homely as a hedge fence

Meanings:

• 1.

  United Statesdatedchiefly USliteral
  • A simile comparing a person's appearance to a hedge fence, used literally to evoke an unadorned, rustic object.

• 2.

  United Statesdatedchiefly USidiomatic
  • Very plain in appearance and lacking conventional attractiveness, but not necessarily grotesque; homely.