hewn
/hjun/
verb
- Past participle of 'hew': to cut or shape something with a tool such as an axe, pick, or chisel.
- The statue was hewn from a single block of granite.
- She had hewn a rough staircase out of the hillside rock.
- The workers have hewn the timber into beams for the new roof.
- To make or create something through hard work or effort, often by cutting or shaping.
- They hewn a path through the dense forest over several weeks.
- He hewn a career for himself in the competitive world of art.
- The pioneers hewn a new life out of the wilderness.
adjective
- Cut or shaped with a tool such as an axe or chisel, especially in a rough or sturdy way.
- We walked along a path lined with hewn stone blocks from an old castle.
- The artist displayed a sculpture made from hewn marble.
- The cabin was built with hewn logs that still showed the marks of the axe.
- Having a strong, rugged, or sharply defined appearance, often used to describe facial features.
- He had a hewn jaw that made him look determined and serious.
- Her hewn cheekbones gave her a striking, statuesque look.
- The old sailor had a hewn face with deep lines from years at sea.
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