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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/hjuːn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hyo̅o̅n or, often, yo̅o̅n)

From the verb hew: (⇒ conjugate)
hewn is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v past p

hewn (hyo̅o̅n or, often, yo̅o̅n),USA pronunciation adj.

felled and roughly shaped by hewing:hewn logs.
given a rough surface:hewn stone.

Middle English hewen, past participle of hew 1300–50

hew /hyu/USA pronunciation v., hewed, hewed or hewn, hew•ing.

[~ + object] to strike forcibly with a cutting instrument, as an ax.
to shape or smooth with cutting blows:[~ + object]to hew a statue from marble.
to cut down:[~ (+ down) + object]trees hewed down by the storm.
to uphold or act in agreement with:[~ + to + object]to hew to a party line.

hew•er, n. [countable]

hew (hyo̅o̅ or, often, yo̅o̅),USA pronunciation v., hewed, hewed or hewn, hew•ing.
v.t.

to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument;
chop;
hack.
to make, shape, smooth, etc., with cutting blows:to hew a passage through the crowd; to hew a statue from marble.
to sever (a part) from a whole by means of cutting blows (usually fol. by away, off, out, from, etc.):to hew branches from the tree.
to cut down;
fell:to hew wood; trees hewed down by the storm.

v.i.

to strike with cutting blows;
cut:He hewed more vigorously each time.
to uphold, follow closely, or conform (usually fol. by to):to hew to the tenets of one's political party.

bef. 900; Middle English hewen, Old English hēawan; cognate with German hauen, Old Norse hǫggva; akin to haggle

hew′a•ble, adj.
hew′er, n.

cut.

HEW,

GovernmentSee Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

hew /hjuː/ vb (hews, hewing, hewed, hewed, hewn /hjuːn/)

to strike (something, esp wood) with cutting blows, as with an axe
(transitive) often followed by out: to shape or carve from a substance
(transitive; often followed by away, down, from, off, etc) to sever from a larger or another portion
(intransitive) often followed by to: US Canadian to conform (to a code, principle, etc)

Etymology: Old English hēawan; related to Old Norse heggva, Old Saxon hāwa, Old High German houwan, Latin cūdere to beatˈhewer n

'hewn' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

ashlar - hew - rough-hew - roughly - block house - excise - viga - well-hewn

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block-hewn
Peer through a rock-hewn window of the past and camp Bedouin-style under the stars.
rough-hewn cry of defiance
Till now I have hewn naught but wood since I left Moria

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