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n. Scaly or shredded dry skin, such as dandruff.

n. A loose scaly crust coating a surface, especially of a plant.

n. A skin disease.

n. The flakes of skin that fall off as a result of a skin disease.

n. Any crust-like formations on the skin, or in general.

n. The foul remains of anything adherent.

n. Minute membranous scales on the surface of some leaves, as in the goosefoot.

n. Thin dry scales or scabs upon the body; especially, thin scales exfoliated from the cuticle, particularly of the scalp; dandruff.

n. Hence, the foul remains of anything adherent.

n. Anything like flakes or scales adhering to a surface.

n. Minute membranous scales on the surface of some leaves, as in the goosefoot.

n. Scaly or flaky matter on the surface of the skin; the scarf-skin or epidermis exfoliated in fine shreds or scales.

n. Any scaly or flaky matter on a surface.

n. Specifically

n. In botany, a loose bran-like scaly matter that is found on some leaves, as in the genus Elæagnus, etc.

n. A growth of polyps on oysters.

n. Scum; offscouring.

n. A gray bulltrout; a variety of the trout, Salmo trutta cambricus.

n. A fungous disease of potatoes, due to Rhizoctonia Solani, which gives the tubers a scurfy appearance and is accompanied by decay.

n. a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin

n. (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts

"In addition to keeping the hair perfectly clean, this brushing prevents the possibility of any scurf or dandruff – and scurf is death to the hair."

chip    bit    flake    scrap    fleck   

retort scurf   

dandruff    scales    dandriff    furfur   

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