/ ˈfʌrəʊ; NAmE ˈfɜːroʊ/ noun , verb
■ noun
1.
a long narrow cut in the ground, especially one made by a plough for planting seeds in
2.
a deep line in the skin of the face
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IDIOMS
see plough verb
■ verb
1.
[ vn ] to make a furrow in the earth :
furrowed fields
2.
[ v , vn ] ( formal ) if your brows or eyebrows furrow or are furrowed , you pull them together, usually because you are worried, and so produce lines on your face
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English furh , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch voor and German Furche , from an Indo-European root shared by Latin porca ridge between furrows.