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Hewn — Hewn, a. 1. Felled, cut, or shaped as with an ax; roughly squared; as, a house built of hewn logs. [1913 Webster] 2. Roughly dressed as with a hammer; as, hewn stone … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hewn — hewn; un·hewn; … English syllables
hewn — [hyo͞on] adj. shaped or cut with an ax, knife, chisel, etc. [hewn stone] … English World dictionary
hewn — adjective cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel a house built of hewn logs rough hewn stone a path hewn through the underbrush • Syn: ↑hand hewn • Similar to: ↑cut … Useful english dictionary
Hewn — Hew Hew (h[=u]), v. t. [imp. {Hewed} (h[=u]d); p. p. {Hewed} or {Hewn} (h[=u]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hewing}.] [AS. he[ a]wan; akin to D. houwen, OHG. houwan, G. hauen, Icel. h[ o]ggva, Sw. hugga, Dan. hugge, Lith. kova battle, Russ. kovate to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hewn — /hyoohn/ or, often, /yoohn/, adj. 1. felled and roughly shaped by hewing: hewn logs. 2. given a rough surface: hewn stone. [1300 50; ME hewen, ptp. of HEW] * * * … Universalium
hewn — [[t]hyun[/t]] or, often, [[t]yun[/t]] adj. 1) felled and roughly shaped by hewing: hewn logs[/ex] 2) given a rough surface: hewn stone[/ex] • Etymology: 1300–50; ME hewen, ptp. of hew … From formal English to slang
hewn — adjective a) Made or crafted by cutting, whittling down. b) Of something that has been cut or mowed down. Syn: hewed See Also: rough hewn … Wiktionary
hewn — hjuËn adj. cut down, cut off; roughly shaped, formed by hewing (as with an ax); carved out hjuË v. cut off, cut down (as with an ax); shape by chopping; carve out; strike, cut … English contemporary dictionary
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