well-hewnadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈhjuːn/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈhjun/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and hewn adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., hewn adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + hewn adj.

Skilfully or finely hewn.

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a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) II. 462 Well may thou be callyd so,..‘the knyght wyth the evyll-shapyn cote!’ But and thou be so hardy to take on the to beare that shylde and to folowe me,..thy skynne shall be as well hewyn as thy cote.

1599 R. Linche Fountaine Anc. Fiction sig. G The well-hewen and finely-polish'd face of that Colosse.

c1600 in A. Maxwell Hist. Old Dundee (1884) 150 [To erect] ane sufficient prick of fine ashler wark weill hewn,..in hicht..eleven foots.

1656 A. Cowley Pindarique Odes 39 in Poems A lasting Life in well-hew'en Stone they rear.

?1727 T. Salmon Mod. Hist. V. 298 The present Walls..have square Towers of well hewn Stone, very exactly laid.

1784 A. Lee Jrnl. in R. H. Lee Life (1829) II. xi. 384 This fort is built of well-hewn logs, with four bastions.

1814 R. Southey Roderick v The Christian hand..had with a cross Of well-hewn stone crested the pious work.

1892 H. D. Rawnsley Notes for Nile iii. 64 There..stands a grey, well-hewn plain sarcophagus.

1956 W. F. Albright Archaeol. Palestine (rev. ed.) iii. 76 Supported by wooden pillars standing on well-hewn column bases.

2006 M. Detienne in H. de Vries & L. E. Sullivan Polit. Theologies 97 He designed a magnificent agora, made of well-hewn stone.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-hewn
释义	well-hewnadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈhjuːn/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈhjun/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and hewn adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., hewn adj. Etymology: < well adv. + hewn adj. Skilfully or finely hewn. ΚΠ a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) II. 462 Well may thou be callyd so,..‘the knyght wyth the evyll-shapyn cote!’ But and thou be so hardy to take on the to beare that shylde and to folowe me,..thy skynne shall be as well hewyn as thy cote. 1599 R. Linche Fountaine Anc. Fiction sig. G The well-hewen and finely-polish'd face of that Colosse. c1600 in A. Maxwell Hist. Old Dundee (1884) 150 [To erect] ane sufficient prick of fine ashler wark weill hewn,..in hicht..eleven foots. 1656 A. Cowley Pindarique Odes 39 in Poems A lasting Life in well-hew'en Stone they rear. ?1727 T. Salmon Mod. Hist. V. 298 The present Walls..have square Towers of well hewn Stone, very exactly laid. 1784 A. Lee Jrnl. in R. H. Lee Life (1829) II. xi. 384 This fort is built of well-hewn logs, with four bastions. 1814 R. Southey Roderick v The Christian hand..had with a cross Of well-hewn stone crested the pious work. 1892 H. D. Rawnsley Notes for Nile iii. 64 There..stands a grey, well-hewn plain sarcophagus. 1956 W. F. Albright Archaeol. Palestine (rev. ed.) iii. 76 Supported by wooden pillars standing on well-hewn column bases. 2006 M. Detienne in H. de Vries & L. E. Sullivan Polit. Theologies 97 He designed a magnificent agora, made of well-hewn stone. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1470
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