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Hewn

/hjuːn/

To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.

📖 Definitions of "Hewn"

verb
  1. 1

    To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.

  2. 2

    To shape; to form.

    "One of the most widely used typefaces in the world was hewn by the English printer and typographer John Baskerville."

  3. 3

    To act according to, to conform to; usually construed with to.

adjective
  1. 1

    Made or crafted by cutting, whittling down.

  2. 2

    Having been cut or mown down.

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