scurf

Noun
Synonyms: scaleexfoliation

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts
  2. a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skinSynonyms: scaleexfoliation
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Scurf \Scurf\, n. [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. sch["u]rfen 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. [1913 Webster]

2.Hence, the foul remains of anything adherent. [1913 Webster]

The scurf is worn away of each committed crime.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

3.Anything like flakes or scales adhering to a surface. [1913 Webster]

There stood a hill not far, whose grisly top Belched fire and rolling smoke; the rest entire Shone with a glossy scurf.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

4.(Bot.) Minute membranous scales on the surface of some leaves, as in the goosefoot. --Gray. [1913 Webster]

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