A house built of hewn logs. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : hewn logs. ,hewn stone. From Dictionary.com.
He has brought me a small bird hewn from a piece of cypress. From Wordnik.com. [The Tombwatcher's Tale] Reference
There is but one mast, hewn from a massive palm-trunk, and measuring about twenty-seven feet in height. From Wordnik.com. [Pharaohs, Fellahs and Explorers] Reference
In Ontario, a century ago, school-houses were putting in an appearance in the settlements which had been hewn from the forests. From Wordnik.com. [Are the Schools Preparing Youth to Take Over?] Reference
It should be explained that these names, pronounced as they stand, are rough-hewn renditions of the Spanish words cebolla, "onion," and cebolleta, "little onion.". From Wordnik.com. [Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert] Reference
Nika entered the cave, hewn directly out of the rock. From Wordnik.com. [Saronia A Romance of Ancient Ephesus] Reference
It was built in 1849 of hand-hewn timbers from Oregon. From Wordnik.com. [California, 1849-1913; or, the rambling sketches and experiences of sixty-four years' residence in that state] Reference
The carefully hewn boards fitted together so carefully. From Wordnik.com. [DANCING ON AIR] Reference
But it went with him as with all the rest who had hewn at the oak. From Wordnik.com. [East O' the Sun and West O' the Moon] Reference
Two smaller chambers appear on either side of the rough-hewn corridor. From Wordnik.com. [Tunnels, Ancient Tomb Clues Surface In Mexico] Reference
Wisdom hath built herself a house, she hath hewn her out seven pillars. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 22: Proverbs The Challoner Revision] Reference
There are also hand-hewn hickory hardwood floors, an elevator and seven fireplaces. From Wordnik.com. [Homes with saltwater pools] Reference
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn down and cast into the fire. From Wordnik.com. [The Riches of Bunyan] Reference
Two rough hewn slices landed confidently in the sizzling pan, daring it to tan them. From Wordnik.com. [Food Porn] Reference
The first model emerged on the runway as if from a narrow crevice hewn out of a rock. From Wordnik.com. [Fashion Week wrap-up: Fresh talent has clearly joined the ranks of the old guard] Reference
Van Twiller sat in a huge chair of solid oak, hewn in the celebrated forest of the Hague. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
They are in tiers to the depth of fifty or sixty feet, and are hewn out of the solid rock. From Wordnik.com. [The Darrow Enigma] Reference
Leaning against the damp roughly-hewn brick wall she paused to watch the mouth of the alley. From Wordnik.com. [Three Corpse Brunch: Part One] Reference
And, at least until they started capitalist reforms, the masses loved these rough-hewn leaders. From Wordnik.com. [Just A Couple Of Good Ole Boys] Reference
The main road leads directly to the greatest of the city's temples, hewn from a rocky hillside. From Wordnik.com. [Inside The Land Of Sheba] Reference
Agag said, "Surely the bitterness of death is passed," then was the time for him to be hewn in pieces. From Wordnik.com. [The Riches of Bunyan] Reference
And when I had hewn two tables of stone like the former, I went up into the mount, having them in my hands. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 05: Deuteronomy The Challoner Revision] Reference
On the stone pedestal are hewn the words, "To the Glory of the Republic of France, to the City of Paris, 1883.". From Wordnik.com. [Shepp's Photographs of the World] Reference
No doubt we are drawing near, for here are steps, porticoes and monsters hewn out of enormous blocks of granite. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Four rough-hewn cabins hug the sandy shore of a glacial lake that could be just a grander version of Walden Pond. From Wordnik.com. [Alone At Last. . .] Reference
He dreams he is an athlete, tall and sinewy, with muscles so smooth and explicit they seem hewn from some exotic wood. From Wordnik.com. [Fasting to a Comfortable Death] Reference
Here most passengers disembark and wait on rough-hewn wooden benches for a vehicle from the other side to pick them up. From Wordnik.com. [WORSE THAN WAR] Reference
If he had not been rich, as he was, he would have hewn stone to gain his daily bread rather than touch a penny of her money. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Liberals have awakened after 75 years in which we slipped into the complacency of an established social contract hewn by FDR. From Wordnik.com. [Stephen Herrington: There's No Difference Between Democrats and Republicans] Reference
From farming his body had been hewn into something like weathered limestone and his skin had browned like dust fading towards the dark. From Wordnik.com. [Pros and Cons of Wildflower Collection] Reference
In the eight years that followed, he presided over his country's historic transformation from totalitarianism to a rough-hewn democracy. From Wordnik.com. [The End Of An Era] Reference
On the other hand, he retains the prejudices and limitations of a rough-hewn man of the people -- socially conservative, religious and proudly nationalistic. From Wordnik.com. [A GOOD EUROPEAN?] Reference
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