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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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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