Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Furlough"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Furlough \Fur"lough\, n. [Prob. fr. D. verlof, fr. a prefix akin
to E. for + the root of E. lief, and akin to Dan. forlov, Sw.
f["o]rlof, G. verlaub permission. See {Life}, a.] (Mil.)
Leave of abserice; especially, leave given to an offcer or
soldier to be absent from service for a certain time; also,
the document granting leave of absence.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Furlough \Fur"lough\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Furloughed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Furloughing}.] (Mil.)
To furnish with a furlough; to grant leave of absence to, as
to an offcer or soldier.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
furlough
n : a temporary leave of absence from military duty
v 1: dismiss, usually for economic reasons [syn: {lay off}]
2: grant a leave to; "The prisoner was furloughed for the
weekend to visit her children"
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