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SCURFS
Noun
scurfs
plural of scurf
Source: Wiktionary
SCURF
Scurf, n. Etym: [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. schürfen 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.)
Definition: Minute membranous scales on the surface of some leaves, as in the goosefoot. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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