·noun Hue; color.
II. Hew ·noun Shape; form.
III. Hew ·noun Destruction by cutting down.
IV. Hew ·vt To cut with an ax; to fell with a sharp instrument;
— often with down, or off.
V. Hew ·vt To cut in pieces; to Chop; to Hack.
VI. Hew ·vt To form or shape with a sharp instrument; to Cut; hence, to form laboriously;
— often with out; as, to hew out a sepulcher.