v. t.
adj. [ p. p. of furl. ] rolled up and secured;
n. [ OE. furlong, furlang, AS. furlang, furlung, prop., the length of a furrow; furh furrow + lang long. See Furrow, and Long, a. ] A measure of length; the eighth part of a mile; forty rods; two hundred and twenty yards. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Prob. fr. D. verlof, fr. a prefix akin to E. for + the root of E. lief, and akin to Dan. forlov, Sw. förlof, G. verlaub permission. See Life, a. ] (Mil.) Leave of absence; especially, leave given to an officer or soldier to be absent from service for a certain time; also, the document granting leave of absence. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.