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scurf

  [skurf]
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–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

Related forms:
scurflike, adjective
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scurf   (skûrf)   
n.  

  1. Scaly or shredded dry skin, such as dandruff.

  2. A loose scaly crust coating a surface, especially of a plant.


[Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; see sker-1 in Indo-European roots.]
scurf'i·ness n., scurf'y adj.
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Word Origin & History

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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: scurf
Pronunciation: 'sk&rf
Function: noun
: thin dry scales detached from the epidermis especially in an abnormal skin condition;specifically : DANDRUFF —scurfy /'sk&r-fE/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

scurf (skûrf)
n.
Scaly or shredded dry skin, such as that which occurs as dandruff.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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