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Webster 1913 Edition


Furrow

Fur′row

,
Noun.
[OE.
forow
,
forgh
,
furgh
, AS.
furh
; akin to D.
voor
, OHG.
furuh
, G.
furche
, Dan.
fure
, Sw.
f[GREEK]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.

Fur′row

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Furrowed
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Furrowing
.]
[From
Furrow
,
Noun.
; 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.
Shakespeare
Fair cheeks were
furrowed
with hot tears.
Byron.

Webster 1828 Edition


Furrow

FUR'ROW

,
Noun.
[Gr. to plow.]
1.
A trench in the earth made by a plow.
2.
A long narrow trench or channel in wood or metal; a groove.
3.
A hollow made by wrinkles in the face.

FUR'ROW

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To cut a furrow; to make furrows in; to plow.
2.
To make long narrow channels or grooves in.
3.
To cut; to make channels in; to plow; as, to furrow the deep.
4.
To make hollows in by wrinkles. Sorrow furrows the brow.

Definition 2024


furrow

furrow

English

Noun

furrow (plural furrows)

  1. A trench cut in the soil, as when plowed in order to plant a crop.
    Don't walk across that deep furrow in the field.
  2. Any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal.
  3. A deep wrinkle in the skin of the face, especially on the forehead.
    When she was tired, a deep furrow appeared on her forehead.

Translations

Verb

furrow (third-person singular simple present furrows, present participle furrowing, simple past and past participle furrowed)

  1. (transitive) To make (a) groove, a cut(s) in (the ground etc.).
    Cart wheels can furrow roads.
  2. (transitive) To wrinkle
  3. (transitive) To pull one's brows or eyebrows together due to worry, concentration etc.
    Leave me alone so I can furrow my brows and concentrate.
    • 2016 February 20, Obituary: Antonin Scalia: Always right”, in The Economist:
      If you were bold enough to ask Antonin Scalia questions, you had to be precise. Otherwise the bushy black brows would furrow, the chin would crumple and the pudgy, puckish body would start to rock, eager to get at you.

Synonyms

  • (to pull one's brows or eyebrows together): frown

Translations

See also

  • plough a lonely furrow