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To plow into ridges by turning the earth of two furrows together.

to the sagittal suture; in the region of the sagittal suture; rabdoidal; as, the sagittal furrow, or groove, on the inner surface of the roof of the skull.

line drawn; a groove or furrow.

g made by scratching, or by rubbing with anything pointed or rough; a slight wound, mark, furrow, or incision. The coarse file . . . makes deep scratches in the work. Moxon. These nails with scratches deform my breast. Prior. God forbid a shallow scratch should drive The prince of Wales from such a field as this. Shak.…

so seaming lace. -- Seam presser. (Agric.) (a) A heavy roller to press down newly plowed furrows. (b) A tailor's sadiron for pressing seams. Knight. -- Seam set, a set for flattering the seams of metal sheets, leather work, etc.

A short piece of land in arable ridges and furrows, of uncertain quantity; also, a ridge of land lying between two furrows. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

part (usually an iron or steel plate) of a plow which cuts the ground at the bottom of a furrow; a plowshare.

The bottom of the body of a plow; -- called also slade; also, the bottom of a furrow.

he bowl of a spoon with a fishhook attached. -- Spoon bit, a bit for boring, hollowed or furrowed along one side. -- Spoon net, a net for landing fish. -- Spoon oar. see under Oar.

a the husbandmen go lightly over with their plow, and take no deep stitch in making their furrows. Holland.

oil. Subsoil plow, a plow having a share and standard but no moldboard. It follows in the furrow made by an ordinary plow, and loosens the soil to an additional depth without bringing it to the surface. Knight.

Having very slight furrows. [R.]

Scored with deep and regular furrows; furrowed or grooved; as, a sulcated stem.

A channel or furrow.

A furrow; a groove; a fissure.

A furrow. [Obs.]

A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

To cut furrows or ditches in; as, to trench land for the purpose of draining it.

To plow with deep furrows, for the purpose of loosening the land to a greater depth than usual.

n certain lichens, having a spherical surface marked with spiral or concentric ridges and furrows.