| Scurf (scurf) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Scurf |
| [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. schürfe |
Thin dry scales or scabs upon the body;
especially, thin scales exfoliated from the cuticle, particularly of
the scalp; dandruff.
Hence, the foul remains of anything
adherent.
Anything like flakes or scales adhering to
a surface.
Minute membranous scales on
the surface of some leaves, as in the goosefoot.
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