hewn

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Hewn is defined as to have made, shaped or cut.

(verb)

  1. Having made a pottery bowl is an example of hewn.
  2. Having cut down a tree is an example of hewn.

The definition of hewn is something chiseled or shaped with a tool.

(adjective)

An example of something hewn is a stone marker chiseled from a large rock.

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See hewn in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

shaped or cut with an ax, knife, chisel, etc.: hewn stone

See hewn in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb
A past participle of hew.
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