hewnadj.
/hjuːn/ 1. Fashioned by hewing with a chisel, axe, or other tool; made by or resulting from hewing.
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the world > space > shape > [adjective] > shaped > by or as by cutting
hewnc1400
tailedc1430
cut?c1510
tailyed1589
society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [adjective] > dressed or hewn
hewnc1400
hewed1551
broached1625
droved1754
tooled1815
spalled1867
dressed1870
boasted1884
scutched1893
society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > materials having undergone process > [adjective] > cut, hewn, or sawn
hewnc1400
sawn1536
sawed1553
cut1677
c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 789 Harde hewen ston.
1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. ii. 168 Made of smoothe and hewen stones.
1713 G. Berkeley in Guardian 1 June 1/1 Small Inequalities in the Surface of the hewn Stone.
1854 E. Ronalds & T. Richardson Knapp's Chem. Technol. (ed. 2) I. 63 The hewn logs are arranged with their sharp edges towards the stake.
a1856 H. Miller Cruise of Betsey (1858) x. 165 Having seen similar markings on the hewn-work of ancient castles.
1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel viii. 485 From the hewn stump, which has vitality, a strong tree will shoot forth.
1869 ‘M. Twain’ Innocents Abroad xix. 196 A massive hewn-stone affair.
2. Excavated or hollowed out by hewing.
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the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > hollowness > [adjective] > hollowed > hollowed by cutting
hewnc1384
scooped1862
excised1866
c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Luke xxiii. 53 He..puttide him in a graue hewun, in which not ȝit ony man was put.
1526 W. Tyndale Luke xxiii. 53 He..layed it in an heawen toumbe.
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