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DANDRUFFY

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dan⋅druff

  [dan-druhf]
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–noun
a seborrheic scurf that forms on the scalp and comes off in small scales.
Also, dan⋅driff  [dan-drif] .

Origin:
1535–45; orig. uncert.

Related forms:
dan⋅druff⋅y, dan⋅driff⋅y, adjective
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dan·druff   (dān'drəf)   
n.  A scaly scurf formed on and shed from the scalp, sometimes caused by seborrhea.

[dand-, of unknown origin + dialectal hurf, scurf (from Old Norse hrufa, crust, scab).]
dan'druff·y adj.
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Word Origin & History

dandruff 
1545, first element obscure, second element is Northumbrian or E. Anglian dial. huff, hurf "scab," from O.N. hrufa, from P.Gmc. *hreufaz, source of O.E. hreofla "leper."
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: dan·druff
Pronunciation: 'dan-dr&f
Function: noun
: a scurf that forms on the skin especially of the scalp and comes off in smallwhite or grayish scales —dan·druffy /-E/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

dandruff dan·druff (dān'drəf)
n.
A scaly scurf formed on and shed from the scalp.

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