Definition of Hewn

cut or shaped with an ax or chisel

Examples of Hewn in a sentence

The sculptor’s wooden creation was hewn with a sharp chisel.  🔊

Putting down his axe, the little 3rd little pig began to stack the hewn logs into the form of a house.  🔊

Hewn from a pine tree, the log banister was a central feature of cabin.  🔊

Laying the hand-hewn mahogany floors was a lot more difficult since they were cut by the carpenter and not factory-made.  🔊

The old cathedral was hewn completely from wood from shipwrights.  🔊

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