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(h), v. t.[imp.Hewed (hd); p. p.Hewed or Hewn (hn); p. pr. & vb. n.Hewing.] [AS. hewan; akin to D. houwen, OHG. houwan, G. hauen, Icel. hggva, Sw. hugga, Dan. hugge, Lith. kova battle, Russ. kovate to hammer, forge. Cf. Hay cut grass, Hoe.] 1. To cut with an ax; to fell with a sharp instrument; -- often with down, or off. Shak. 2. To form or shape with a sharp instrument; to cut; hence, to form laboriously; -- often with out; as, to hew out a sepulcher. Look unto the rock whence ye are hewn. Is. li. 1. Rather polishing old works than hewing out new. Pope. 3. To cut in pieces; to chop; to hack. Hew them to pieces; hack their bones asunder. Shak. Hew n.Destruction by cutting down. [Obs.] Of whom he makes such havoc and such hew. Spenser. Hew n. 1. Hue; color. [Obs.] Chaucer. 2. Shape; form. [Obs.] Spenser. スポンサード リンク
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