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fur·row
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| 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. |
| 3. | to make a furrow or furrows in. |
| 4. | to make wrinkles in (the face): to furrow one's brow. |
| 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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fur·row·er, noun
fur·row·less, adjective
fur·row·like, adjective
fur·row·y, adjective
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furrow
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n.
v. fur·rowed, fur·row·ing, fur·rows v. tr.
v. intr. To become furrowed or wrinkled. [Middle English forwe, from Old English furh.] |
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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.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| 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 |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
furrow1 [ˈfarəu, (American) ˈfə:-] noun
a line cut into the earth by a plough
Example: The farmer planted potatoes in the furrows.
furrow2 [ˈfarəu, (American) ˈfə:-] nounExample: The farmer planted potatoes in the furrows.
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a line in the skin of the face; a wrinkle
Example: The furrows in her forehead made her look older.
furrow [ˈfarəu, (American) ˈfə:-] verbExample: The furrows in her forehead made her look older.
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to make furrows in
Example: Her face was furrowed with worry.
Example: Her face was furrowed with worry.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
- A rut, groove, or narrow depression.
- A deep wrinkle in the skin, as on the forehead.
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Main Entry: fur·row
Pronunciation: 'f&r-(")O, -&(-w); 'f&-(")rO, -r&(-w)
Function: noun
1 : a marked narrow depression or
groove
2 : a deep wrinkle
| Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
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, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Furrow
an opening in the ground made by the plough (Ps. 65:10; Hos. 10:4, 10).
| Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary |
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