furrow
[fur-oh, fuhr-oh]
- a narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow.
- a narrow groovelike or trenchlike depression in any surface: the furrows of a wrinkled face.
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- to make a furrow or furrows in.
- to make wrinkles in (the face): to furrow one's brow.
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- to become furrowed.
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Origin of furrow
before 900; Middle English forwe, furgh, Old English furh; cognate with Old Frisian furch, Old High German fur(u)h (German Furche), Latin porca ridge between furrows
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Contemporary Examples
Cameras panning to American fans showed dispirited faces, furrowed brows.
In the passenger seat, there's a man, buttoned-down shirt and furrowed brow.
He remained silent for a second or two as he just furrowed his brows and studied the photo.
Historical Examples
He forgot his gray hair and furrowed face, just as he forgot the cold and snow.
Tiverton TalesAlice Brown
As he read, his hand shook, amazement dilated his eyes and furrowed his brow.
Bardelys the MagnificentRafael Sabatini
His forehead was furrowed with lines, his pallor was unnatural and unwholesome.
The TraitorsE. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
The imaginative eye, the furrowed brow, were what he sought.
He drew his brow into a pucker which furrowed the flesh between his brows.
Tess of the Storm CountryGrace Miller White
furrow
- a long narrow trench made in the ground by a plough or a trench resembling this
- any long deep groove, esp a deep wrinkle on the forehead
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- to develop or cause to develop furrows or wrinkles
- to make a furrow or furrows in (land)
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Word Origin
Old English furh; related to Old Frisian furch, Old Norse for, Old High German furuh furrow, Latin porca ridge between furrows
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Word Origin and History for furrowed
furrow
n.
Old English furh "furrow, trench," from Proto-Germanic *furkh- (cf. Old Frisian furch "furrow;" Middle Dutch vore, Dutch voor; German Furche "furrow;" Old Norse for "furrow, drainage ditch"), from PIE *perk- (cf. Latin porca "ridge between two furrows," Old Irish -rech, Welsh rhych "furrow"). "Some scholars connect this word with Latin porcus, Eng. FARROW, assigning to the common root the sense 'to root like a swine.' " [OED]
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furrow
v.
early 15c., "to plow," from furrow (n.). Meaning "to make wrinkles in one's face, brow, etc." is from 1590s. Related: Furrowed; furrowing.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
furrow
(fûr′ō)- A rut, groove, or narrow depression.
- A deep wrinkle in the skin, as on the forehead.
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