"hewn" meaning in English

See hewn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /hjuːn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-hewn.wav Forms: more hewn [comparative], most hewn [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːn Etymology: Morphologically hew + -n. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hew|n<id:past participle>}} hew + -n Head templates: {{en-adj}} hewn (comparative more hewn, superlative most hewn)
  1. Made or crafted by cutting, whittling down.
    Sense id: en-hewn-en-adj-VN2s3bKn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 45 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 35 42 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 43 21
  2. Having been cut or mown down.
    Sense id: en-hewn-en-adj-cTbV9tH5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 45 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 35 42 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 43 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: rough-hewn

Verb

IPA: /hjuːn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-hewn.wav
Rhymes: -uːn Etymology: Morphologically hew + -n. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hew|n<id:past participle>}} hew + -n Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} hewn
  1. past participle of hew Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: hew Synonyms: hewed
    Sense id: en-hewn-en-verb-4XuVkRNc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -n (past participle), Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 45 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -n (past participle): 20 24 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 35 42 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 43 21
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