Anything resembling a furrow. generally, e.g. a rut or track, a groove, indentation, or depression narrow in proportion to its length.

A groove; a mortice. Obsolete. (Cf. groop, v.)

A groove, a slot.

A rut, a furrow; a mark, a scratch.

An elongated narrow depression or perforation made in the thickness of a piece of timber, etc., usually for the reception of some other part or…

A groove or channel of artificial formation. Now only technical.

A small groove, channel, gutter, furrow, such as may be cut in wood or stone. Obsolete.

A groove, furrow, or track. A (long) groove, furrow, or recess in any surface; spec. (a) Architecture a flute (flute, n.1 4), a glyph; (b) (in…

= flute, n.1 4 5. Also collective.

A rut, groove, or furrow. Now rare.

A marking or groove, such as is produced by a string tied round.

In extended use. A groove or small channel; a gutter. rare (English regional (Shropshire) in later use).

A channel or hollow, cut by artificial means, in metal, wood, etc.; e.g. the spiral rifling of a gun, one of the air-passages leading from the…

A groove, furrow, or channel cut into an object. Obsolete.

Chiefly English regional. A rut, a groove. Now rare.

Chiefly in scientific use. A small groove, channel, or ridge; a narrow streak, stripe, or band of distinctive colour, structure, or texture; esp.…

= chamfer, n. 1 2.

A groove, a flute; = channelure, n.

transferred. A furrow, groove.

A groove, a flute; = cannelure, n.

A similar groove or channel in any material. In Botany: see quot. 1728.

A groove or narrow channel.

W. Country dialect and Newfoundland. A furrow or groove; a ditch, a small watercourse; a (steep) narrow passageway; also, a valley.