hewn
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7.2
- adjective
- /hjuːn/
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tallado
- Twenty-ton boulders, rough-hewn and polygonal, face the lowest tier, but elsewhere the stones are squared and marble-smooth.
- roughly hewn
- hewn wood
- rock-hewn
But for me, I prefer the more hand hewn, close knit approach.
- But for me, I prefer the more hand hewn, close knit approach.
- We sat facing each other on sturdy benches across a table hewn from a single cross section of some massive tree now nearly consumed by termites.
- Tell me from the testosterone it seems there are some sort of I guess rough hewn signals that indicate the testosterone is going down.
Examples
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On the front steps, we stare into twin, rough-hewn doors, and Jimbo rings the bell again.
Fiction book (1999) -
I stopped to admire the moss-rock fireplace that reached up two stories between rough-hewn mortared logs.
Fiction book (1993) -
The floor here was smooth, the walls more carefully hewn from the surrounding stone.
Fiction book (1992) -
He was wealthy and influential, which gave him the means to build himself an incredible tomb, and this has been hewn from rock high up on a hill.
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The detailed busts are surrounded by rough-hewn marble at the top of the sculpture.
Blog text (28) -
A half dozen hippie expats sit around a low, rough-hewn table.
Fiction book (2000) -
We sat facing each other on sturdy benches across a table hewn from a single cross section of some massive tree now nearly consumed by termites.
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The beams were hand-hewn and massive; the siding had faded to an attractive silvery gray.
Fiction book (1992) -
But Raleigh Gilbert's house, the colony's largest dwelling, was a rough-hewn, nailed-together affair, with log posts and an irregular footprint.
Academic text (2006) -
The cabin was built using hewn logs, giving it a rustic charm.
Synonyms
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7.8
Made by hand with an axe or chisel, often rough
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
The word hewn comes from the old verb hew, which means 'to cut' or 'to strike' with a heavy tool like an axe or chisel. So a hewn stone or log is one shaped by hard blows, which is why it looks rough or hand-made.