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drəf noun
a seborrheic scurf that forms on the scalp and comes off in small scales.
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| —n | |
| Also called (now rarely): dandriff loose scales of dry dead skin shed from the scalp | |
| [C16: dand-, of unknown origin + -ruff, probably from Middle English roufe scab, from Old Norse hrūfa] | |
| 'dandruffy | |
| —adj | |
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Dandruff
is always a great word to know.
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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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
dandruff dan·druff (dān'drəf)
n.
A scaly scurf formed on and shed from the scalp.
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Example sentences
When he comes with the pepper mill, refuse the pepper, but tell him to sprinkle some dandruff on your food.
Li brushed the dandruff from his shoulders and hugged him with his hands.
But there's a certain magic in all of that lint and dandruff and morning breath.
As it is, a tinkling dandruff of change scuttles behind the banquettes.
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