hew Copy link Outline 1. dŏlo, 1 (to chip wood with an axe., for the purpose of shaping)2. caedo, cĕcīdi, caesum, 3 (to cut or fell marble or timber; leaving it in the rough)3. sĕco, 1 (to cut into shape) • hew: 1. dŏlo, 1 (to chip wood with an axe., for the purpose of shaping): to h. timber, materiem d., Cato R. R. 31: to fell, h., inscribe wood, robur caedere, d., inscribere, Cic. Div. 2, 41, 86. Comps. dedolo, to h. off, Col. 4, 26, init.; also to h. in pieces, assulatim ded., Pl. Men. 5, 2, 106: edolo, to h. out, Col. 8, 11, ad init. 2. caedo, cĕcīdi, caesum, 3 (to cut or fell marble or timber; leaving it in the rough): to h. and convey stone, lapidem c. et apportare, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 56, 147: Plin.: v. to fell (cf. supr.). Simly., comps. excīdo, to h. out (e. g. rupibus columnas, Virg. Aen. 1, 428); recido (in same sense), Hor. Od. 2, 18, 4. 3. sĕco, 1 (to cut into shape): to contract for the h.ing (carving) of marbles, marmora secanda locare, Hor. Od. 2, 18, 17: v. to cut. See also to carve.
HEW Copy link • HEWv. (ascia) dolare: dedolare: edolare (to hew into shape with the axe, from the roughest slate; asciare = to work well with the trowel, in Vitr., 7, 2, 2; exasciare only in the participle, exasciatus, figuratively, well prepared, Plaut., Asin., 2, 2, 93): ascia polire (to make smooth with the axe): caedere (to hew down a tree; to hew out a stone): secare (to cut; to hew into a state for use; e.g., stones, lapides): to hew round about, circumdolare (with the axe): this wood cannot be hewn, respuit haec materia secures. Hewn stone, saxum quadratum (hewn and squared). Cut down, Vid: HEWER, Hewer of wood, qui ligna caedit: lignator (who hews it and fetches it in, etc., for an army). ☞ According to Varr. (L.L.), lignicida was never in use. Hewers of wood, lismarii. Hewer of stone, lapidarius (post- Augustan); quadratarius (late).