furrow : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: furrow	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for furrow
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
furrow n a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow) a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles" Synonym(s): wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line v hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove; "furrow soil" Synonym(s): furrow, rut, groove make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one's brow" Synonym(s): furrow, wrinkle, crease cut a furrow into a columns Synonym(s): furrow, chamfer, chase
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Furrow \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.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Furrow an opening in the ground made by the plough (Ps. 65:10; Hos. 10:4, 10).