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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
.] 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.
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.