Furrow
Furrow , noun
[Old English forow, forgh, furgh, Anglo-Saxon furh; akin to Dutch voor, Old High German furuh, German furche, Danish fure, Swedish f{not transcribed}ra, Icelandic for drain, Latin 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.
Collocations (2)
Farrow weed , a weed which grows on plowed land. — Shakespeare
To draw a straight furrow , to live correctly; not to deviate from the right line of duty. — Lowell
Furrow , transitive verb
[From Furrow, n.; compare Anglo-Saxon fyrian.]
1.
To cut a furrow in; to make furrows in; to plow; as, to furrow the ground or sea. — Shakespeare
2.
To mark with channels or with wrinkles.
Thou canst help time to furrow me with age.
Fair cheeks were furrowed with hot tears.