Definitions
1.verbTo chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.
2.verbTo shape; to form."One of the most widely used typefaces in the world was hewn by the English printer and typographer John Baskerville."
3.verbTo act according to, to conform to; usually construed with to.
4.adjectiveMade or crafted by cutting, whittling down.
5.adjectiveHaving been cut or mown down.