Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The falling of scurf or scurfy scales.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Falling of scurf from the head; desquamation.

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  • noun The falling of dandruff from the head.

Etymologies

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Latin furfur bran, scurf.

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  • A flaking off, such as dandruff. (From WWFTD)

    June 7, 2008