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Definition of Furow

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 weeda 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.

Fur"row, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Furrowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Furrowing.] [From Furrow, n.; cf. AS. fyrian.] 1. To cut a furrow in; to make furrows in; to plow; as, to furrow the ground or sea. Shak.

2. To mark with channels or with wrinkles.

Thou canst help time to furrow me with age.
Shak.

Fair cheeks were furrowed with hot tears.
Byron.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • A line cut in the soil, especially when plowed in order to plant a crop.
          We had to walk across the deep furrows in the field.
  • A deep line in the skin of the face, especially on someone's forehead.
          When she was tired, a deep furrow appeared on her forehead.
  • To make a cut in the ground.
          Cart wheels had furrowed the road.
  • (About someone's brows or eyebrows) to pull them together due to worry, concentration, etc.
          Kate's brow furrowed when she heard about her son's misbehaviour.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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