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–noun

1.	a narrow groove made in the ground, esp. by a plow.

2.	a narrow groovelike or trenchlike depression in any surface: the furrows of a wrinkled face.

–verb (used with object)

3.	to make a furrow or furrows in.

4.	to make wrinkles in (the face): to furrow one's brow.

–verb (used without object)

5.	to become furrowed.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME forwe, furgh, OE furh; c. OFris furch, OHG fur(u)h (G Furche), L porca ridge between furrows

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—Related forms

fur·row·er, noun

fur·row·less, adjective

fur·row·like, adjective

fur·row·y, adjective

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fur·row Audio Help (fûr'ō, fŭr'ō) Pronunciation Key
n.

A long, narrow, shallow trench made in the ground by a plow.
A rut, groove, or narrow depression: snow drifting in furrows.
A deep wrinkle in the skin, as on the forehead.

v. fur·rowed, fur·row·ing, fur·rows

v. tr.

To make long, narrow, shallow trenches in; plow.
To form grooves or deep wrinkles in.

v. intr.
To become furrowed or wrinkled.

[Middle English forwe, from Old English furh.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
furrow (n.)

O.E. furh "furrow," from P.Gmc. *furkh- (cf. O.N. for "furrow, drainage ditch;" M.Du. vore, Du. voor; Ger. Furche "furrow"), from PIE *prk- (cf. L. porca "ridge between two furrows," O.Ir. -rech, Welsh rhych "furrow"). "Some scholars connect this word with L. porcus, Eng. FARROW, assigning to the common root the sense 'to root like a swine.' " [OED] The verb meaning "to make wrinkles in one's face, brow, etc." is from 1593.

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This

furrow
noun
1.	a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)
2.	a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles" [syn: wrinkle]
verb
1.	hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove; "furrow soil"
2.	make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one's brow"
3.	cut a furrow into a columns

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
furrow1 [ˈfarəu, (American) ˈfə:-] noun

a line cut into the earth by a plough
Example: The farmer planted potatoes in the furrows.

Arabic:	ثَلْم
Chinese (Simplified):	犁沟
Chinese (Traditional):	犁溝
Czech:	brázda
Danish:	plovfure
Dutch:	voor
Estonian:	vagu
Finnish:	vako
French:	sillon
German:	die Furche
Greek:	αυλάκι
Hungarian:	barázda
Icelandic:	plógfar
Indonesian:	alur
Italian:	solco

Japanese:	うね
Korean:	고랑
Latvian:	vaga
Lithuanian:	vaga
Norwegian:	(plog)får
Polish:	bruzda
Portuguese (Brazil):	sulco
Portuguese (Portugal):	rego
Romanian:	brazdă
Russian:	борозда
Slovak:	brázda
Slovenian:	brazda
Spanish:	surco
Swedish:	fåra
Turkish:	karık, saban izi

furrow2 [ˈfarəu, (American) ˈfə:-] noun

a line in the skin of the face; a wrinkle
Example: The furrows in her forehead made her look older.

Arabic:	تَجَعُّد في الوَجْه، تَغَضُّن
Chinese (Simplified):	面部的皱纹
Chinese (Traditional):	面部的皺紋
Czech:	vráska
Danish:	rynke
Dutch:	groef
Estonian:	korts
Finnish:	uurre
French:	ride
German:	die Furche
Greek:	βαθιά ρυτίδα
Hungarian:	ránc
Icelandic:	hrukka
Indonesian:	kerutan di wajah
Italian:	ruga

Japanese:	しわ
Korean:	주름
Latvian:	grumba
Lithuanian:	raukšlė
Norwegian:	dyp rynke, fure
Polish:	zmarszczka
Portuguese (Brazil):	ruga
Portuguese (Portugal):	sulco
Romanian:	rid
Russian:	глубокая морщина
Slovak:	vráska
Slovenian:	guba
Spanish:	arruga, surco
Swedish:	fåra
Turkish:	kırışıklık

furrow [ˈfarəu, (American) ˈfə:-] verb

to make furrows in
Example: Her face was furrowed with worry.

Arabic:	يَتَجَعَّد، يَتَغَضَّن
Chinese (Simplified):	使…起皱纹
Chinese (Traditional):	使…起皺紋
Czech:	svraštit
Danish:	rynke
Dutch:	groeven
Estonian:	kortsutama
Finnish:	uurtaa
French:	rider
German:	furchen
Greek:	αυλακώνω
Hungarian:	barázdál
Icelandic:	hrukka
Indonesian:	mengerut
Italian:	solcare

Japanese:	しわが寄る
Korean:	고랑을 파다, 주름살을 짓다
Latvian:	vagot; pārklāt ar grumbām
Lithuanian:	išvagoti
Norwegian:	fure, rynke, bli furet, pløye
Polish:	pobruździć, żłobić, ryć
Portuguese (Brazil):	sulcar, enrugar
Portuguese (Portugal):	sulcar
Romanian:	a face riduri
Russian:	покрывать морщинками
Slovak:	zvraštiť
Slovenian:	zgubati
Spanish:	surcar, arrugar
Swedish:	plöja, fåra
Turkish:	kırıştırmak

American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

furrow fur·row (fûr'ō, fŭr'ō)
n.

A rut, groove, or narrow depression.
A deep wrinkle in the skin, as on the forehead.

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: fur·row
Pronunciation: 'f&r-(")O, -&(-w); 'f&-(")rO, -r&(-w)
Function: noun
1 : a marked narrow depression orgroove
2 : a deep wrinkle

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Furrow

Fur"long\, n. [OE. furlong, furlang, AS. furlang, furlung, prop., the length of a furrow; furh furrow + lang long. See Furrow, and Long, a.] A measure of length; the eighth part of a mile; forty rods; two hundred and twenty yards.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Furrow

Fur"row\, n. [OE. forow, forgh, furgh, AS. furh; akin to D. voor, OHG. furuh, G. furche, Dan. fure, Sw. f?ra, Icel. for drain, L. porca ridge between two furrows.]

1. A trench in the earth made by, or as by, a plow.

2. Any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal; a wrinkle on the face; as, the furrows of age.

Farrow weed a weed which grows on plowed land. --Shak.

To draw a straight furrow, to live correctly; not to deviate from the right line of duty. --Lowell.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Furrow

an opening in the ground made by the plough (Ps. 65:10; Hos. 10:4, 10).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

On-line Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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