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noun
1.
a narrow groove made in the ground, especially 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.
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Furrowed
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verb (used without object)
5.
to become furrowed.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English forwe, furgh, Old English furh; cognate with Old Frisian furch, Old High German fur(u)h (German Furche), Latin porca ridge between furrows
before 900; Middle English forwe, furgh, Old English furh; cognate with Old Frisian furch, Old High German fur(u)h (German Furche), Latin porca ridge between furrows
Related forms
fur·row·er, noun
fur·row·less, adjective
fur·row·like, adjective
fur·row·y, adjective
un·fur·rowed, adjective
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Example Sentences
- The papery skin of her aged brow furrowed and her eyes wandered about the room thoughtfully.
- The branding change furrowed many a knowledgeable brow in the computer industry.
- Some groups furrowed their heads as they realized the data did not match the prediction they had made moments before.
WordNet
| furrowed | |
adjective | |
| having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface; "furrowed fields"; "his furrowed face lit by a warming smile" [ant: unfurrowed] |
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