hewn, hand-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”
hew
(verb) strike with an axe; cut down, strike; “hew an oak”
hew, hew out
(verb) make or shape as with an axe; “hew out a path in the rock”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hewn (comparative more hewn, superlative most hewn)
Made or crafted by cutting, whittling down.
Having been cut or mown down.
hewn
past participle of hew
• hewed
• when
Source: Wiktionary
Hewn, a.
1. Felled, cut, or shaped as with an ax; roughly squared; as, a house built of hewn logs.
2. Roughly dressed as with a hammer; as, hewn stone.
Hew, v. t. [imp. Hewed; p. p. Hewed or Hewn (; p. pr. & vb. n. Hewing.] Etym: [AS. heáwan; akin to D. houwen, OHG. houwan, G. hauen, Icel. höggva, Sw. hugga, Dan. hugge, Lith. kova battle, Russ. kovate to hammer, forge. Cf. Hay cut grass, Hoe.]
1. To cut with an ax; to fell with a sharp instrument; -- often with down, or off. Shak.
2. To form or shape with a sharp instrument; to cut; hence, to form laboriously; -- often with out; as, to hew out a sepulcher. Look unto the rock whence ye are hewn. Is. li. 1. Rather polishing old works than hewing out new. Pope.
3. To cut in pieces; to chop; to hack. Hew them to pieces; hack their bones asunder. Shak.
Hew, n.
Definition: Destruction by cutting down. [Obs.] Of whom he makes such havoc and such hew. Spenser.
Hew, n.
1. Hue; color. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. Shape; form. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
