Having many furrows or grooves, like a plowed field or a wrinkled surface.
From Middle English 'furwe' (furrow) with the suffix '-y' meaning 'having the quality of.' Furrow comes from Old English 'furh,' related to Old High German 'furuh,' meaning a narrow trench made by a plow.
Farmers and poets both loved this word—it describes both the practical grooves in soil and the deep wrinkles that appear on someone's face when they're thinking hard or sad.
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