hand-hewn
1
7.8
- adjective
- /ˈhændˌhjun/
- The artisan proudly displayed a hand-hewn table crafted from oak, showcasing its natural, rustic appearance.
- hand-hewn beams
- hand-hewn logs
- hand-hewn timbers
Examples
-
The beams were hand-hewn and massive; the siding had faded to an attractive silvery gray.
Fiction book (1992) -
Furniture was minimal, the lines straight, practical, with the look of being hand-hewn.
Fiction book (1999) -
The orchard has been getting calls from antique dealers and furniture makers, all wanting to get their hands on those hand-hewn, axe-cut beams.
Blog text (16) -
In the Steed cabin, dirt and dust on one's clothes had little effect on the hand-hewn wooden benches and stools that served as their furniture.
Fiction book (1990) -
They're they're hand hewn and clearly loved and they have the patina of thousands of booger filled children's hands on them.
-
The historic museum featured hand-hewn beams in its ceiling, giving the space a charming and authentic feel.
-
Visitors admired the hand-hewn wooden sculptures that adorned the garden, each uniquely shaped and artistically rough.
Synonyms
53
2.9
An item that a person makes with their hands instead of a machine, often with care
8
7.2
Shaped with heavy tools like an axe and chisel
7
3.9
Made by hand rather than by machine
1
4.9
Shaped but not smoothed or fully finished
1
8.2
Stone or wood that has a not smooth surface made with simple tools
1
7.8
A person makes it by hand rather than by machine
1
4.0
Made by hand, not by machine
Antonyms
How Rough
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hand-hewn comes from the parts hand and hewn, and hewn means 'cut' by an axe or a chisel. Think of rough beams or stones shaped by a person with big tools, so hand-hewn means cut or shaped by hand and often has a rough, natural look.