furrowed
AdjectiveUS[fur-ohd]/ˈfɝoʊd/2 syllables
Synonyms:
rugged
Open English WordNet
Adjective (1)
- having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface“furrowed fields”“his furrowed face lit by a warming smile”Synonyms: ruggedOpposite unfurrowedSimilar rutted, corrugated, canaliculateSee also wrinkled, wrinkly
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“furrowed” is listed under Furrow.
Fur′row transitive verb [past tense & past participle Furrowed; present participle & verbal noun Furrowing.]
Origin: From Furrow, noun; cf. AS. fyrian.
1. To cut a furrow in; to make furrows in; to plow; as, to furrow the ground or sea. William Shakespeare
2. To mark with channels or with wrinkles.
Thou canst help time to furrow me with age.— William Shakespeare
Fair cheeks were furrowed with hot tears.— George Noel Gordon, Ld. Byron
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54