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“unhewn” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

unhewn
rudis (general term for what is in its rough, natural state): infabricatus (of timber; Verg., Aen., 4, 400). Unhewn stone, saxum caementicium (opposed to saxum quadratum, Vitr.).

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What is the Latin word for unhewn?
The usual Latin words for “unhewn” are rudis, īnfabricātus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.