scurf
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scurf 
[skurf] Pronunciation Key
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[skurf] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | the scales or small shreds of epidermis that are continually exfoliated from the skin. |
| 2. | any scaly matter or incrustation on a surface. |
[Origin: bef. 1000; ME, OE < ON skurfa scurf, crust]
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scurflike, adjective
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| scurf
(skûrf) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; see sker-1 in Indo-European roots.] scurf'i·ness n., scurf'y adj. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
scurf
scurf
late O.E. sceorf, from P.Gmc. *skurf- (cf. Dan. skurv, M.Du. scorf, Du. schurft, O.H.G. scorf, Ger. Schorf "scurf"), probably from the same root as O.E. sceorfan "to gnaw," scearfian "to cut into shreds."
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| scurf | |
noun | |
| 1. | (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts |
| 2. | a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin [syn: scale] |
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
scurf (skûrf)
n.
Scaly or shredded dry skin, such as that which occurs as dandruff.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Scurf
Scurf\, n. [AS. scurf, sceorf, or from Scand.; cf. Sw. skorf, Dan. skurv, Icel. skurfur, D. schurft, G. schorf; all akin to AS. scurf, and to AS. sceorfan to scrape, to gnaw, G. sch["u]rfen to scrape, and probably also to E. scrape. Cf. Scurvy.]1. Thin dry scales or scabs upon the body; especially, thin scales exfoliated from the cuticle, particularly of the scalp; dandruff. 2. Hence, the foul remains of anything adherent. The scurf is worn away of each committed crime. --Dryden. 3. Anything like flakes or scales adhering to a surface. There stood a hill not far, whose grisly top Belched fire and rolling smoke; the rest entire Shone with a glossy scurf. --Milton. 4. (Bot.) Minute membranous scales on the surface of some leaves, as in the goosefoot. --Gray.
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