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scurfiness

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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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