Definitions for hewn



Overview of verb hew

The verb hew has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. hew, hew out

(make or shape as with an axe; "hew out a path in the rock")

2. hew

(strike with an axe; cut down, strike; "hew an oak")


Overview of adj hewn

The adj hewn has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. hewn, hand-hewn

(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")

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