1syllable
hewn
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Definitions ofhewn
1verb
- To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.
- To shape; to form.
Example: "One of the most widely used typefaces in the world was hewn by the English printer and typographer John Baskerville."
- To act according to, to conform to; usually construed with to.
1adjective
- Made or crafted by cutting, whittling down.
- Having been cut or mown down.
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