unhewn

English

Etymology

un- +‎ hewn

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -uːn

Adjective

unhewn (comparative more unhewn, superlative most unhewn)

Not hewn.
- 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 155:
  The altars used for magical purposes were of carved wood or, if made of stone, had to be a natural slab, unhewn and untouched by hammer or chisel.

Translations

not hewn

Bulgarian: неодялан (neodjalan)
German: unbehauen (de)
Greek: αλάξευτος (el) (aláxeftos)
Manx: anghiarit

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