Furze
[fɜːz]
Definition
(n.) A thorny evergreen shrub (Ulex Europaeus), with beautiful yellow flowers, very common upon the plains and hills of Great Britain; -- called also gorse, and whin. The dwarf furze is Ulex nanus.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Gorse, goss, whin (Ulex Europœus).
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Definition
n. the whin or gorse a prickly evergreen bush with beautiful yellow flowers.—adjs. Furz′y Furz′en overgrown with furze.
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Examples
- But we shall take a shorter cut through the furze than you can go with long clothes; so we won't trouble you to wait. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Looking upwards, a furze-cutter would have been inclined to continue work; looking down, he would have decided to finish his faggot and go home. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- The masses of furze and heath to the right and left were dark as ever; a mere half-moon was powerless to silver such sable features as theirs. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- His walk is exactly as my husband's used to be, she said; and then the thought burst upon her that the furze-cutter was her son. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- What do you think of me as a furze-cutter's wife? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- And I solemnly promise that I'll leave off cutting furze as soon as I have the power to do anything better. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- In that case the overcoat was not blown against the furze-bush, but placed there. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Tis in the heath, but no furze, said the turf-cutter. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Scrape up a few stray locks of furze, and make a blaze, so that we can see who the man is, said Fairway. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- He was busily chopping away at the furze, a long row of faggots which stretched downward from his position representing the labour of the day. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- We never see her out now, scampering over the furze with a face as red as a rose, as she used to do. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- But it is so dreadful--a furze-cutter! Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- He cuts furze because it is the only thing he can do that does not put any strain upon his poor eyes. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- I can mind it, said the furze-cutter. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- The labourer pointed out the direction, and added, Do you see that furze-cutter, ma'am, going up that footpath yond? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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