rough-hew

• Verbe vieilli signifiant donner une forme grossière ou préliminaire à quelque chose, souvent employé au sens figuré.

An archaic verb meaning to shape or form something roughly or in a preliminary way, often used figuratively.

1. Shape roughlyC2formal

   To shape or cut something, such as wood or stone, in a rough or unfinished manner, without smoothing or polishing the surface.

   façonner grossièrement

   • The sculptor rough-hewed the block of marble into a basic human form.
   • Carpenters often rough-hew timber before final shaping.
   • The statue was rough-hewed from a single piece of granite.

   Synonymesblock outhewrough outrough-cutroughcast