hewn stone

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• hewn stone — stone that has been shaped and cut with a tool …   English contemporary dictionary

• Hewn — Hewn, a. 1. Felled, cut, or shaped as with an ax; roughly squared; as, a house built of hewn logs. [1913 Webster] 2. Roughly dressed as with a hammer; as, hewn stone …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hewn — [hyo͞on] adj. shaped or cut with an ax, knife, chisel, etc. [hewn stone] …   English World dictionary

• hewn — adjective cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel a house built of hewn logs rough hewn stone a path hewn through the underbrush • Syn: ↑hand hewn • Similar to: ↑cut …   Useful english dictionary

• hewn — /hyoohn/ or, often, /yoohn/, adj. 1. felled and roughly shaped by hewing: hewn logs. 2. given a rough surface: hewn stone. [1300 50; ME hewen, ptp. of HEW] * * * …   Universalium

• hewn — [[t]hyun[/t]] or, often, [[t]yun[/t]] adj. 1) felled and roughly shaped by hewing: hewn logs[/ex] 2) given a rough surface: hewn stone[/ex] • Etymology: 1300–50; ME hewen, ptp. of hew …   From formal English to slang

• stone — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 hard solid substance ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ hard ▪ rough, smooth ▪ weathered ▪ carve …   Collocations dictionary

• hand-hewn — adjective cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel a house built of hewn logs rough hewn stone a path hewn through the underbrush • Syn: ↑hewn • Similar to: ↑cut …   Useful english dictionary

• Westminster Stone theory — The Westminster Stone theory refers to the belief held by some historians and scholars that the stone which traditionally rests under the Coronation Chair is not the true Stone of Destiny but a thirteenth century substitute. Since the chair has… …   Wikipedia

• Foundation Stone — For other uses, see Cornerstone (disambiguation). The Stone south is towards the top of the image The Foundation Stone (Hebrew: אבן השתייה, translit. Even haShetiya) or Rock (Arabic: صخرة translit. Sakhrah, Hebrew: סלע translit.: Sela) is the… …   Wikipedia

• rough-hewn — adj rough hewn wood or stone has been cut without much care and its surface is not yet smooth …   Dictionary of contemporary English