DANDRUFF

dandruff

(noun) loose scales shed from the scalp; “I could see the dandruff on her shoulders”

dandruff

(noun) a condition in which white scales of dead skin are shed by the scalp

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dandruff (usually uncountable, plural dandruffs)

Scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp; Pityriasis capitis.

Verb

dandruff (third-person singular simple present dandruffs, present participle dandruffing, simple past and past participle dandruffed)

To fall or cover with white flakes, like dandruff.

Source: Wiktionary


Dandruff, n. Etym: [Prob. from W. toncrust, peel, skin + AS. dr dirty, draffy, or W. drwg bad: cf. AS. tan a letter, an eruption. sq. root240.]

Definition: A scurf which forms on the head, and comes off in small or particles. [Written also dandriff.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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