Main Entry: ¹fur·row

Pronunciation: \ˈfər-(ˌ)ō, ˈfə-(ˌ)rō\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English furgh, forow, from Old English furh; akin to Old High German furuh furrow, Latin porca

Date: before 12th century

1 a : a trench in the earth made by a plow b : plowed land : field
2 : something that resembles the track of a plow: as a : a marked narrow depression : groove b : a deep wrinkle <furrows in his brow>