Scurf

  • 11scurf|i|ness — «SKUR fee nihs», noun. a being scurfy; scurfy condition …

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  • 12scurf — noun a) a skin disease b) the flakes of skin that fall off as a result of a skin disease …

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  • 13scurf — Synonyms and related words: bilge, bilgewater, canaille, carrion, chip, corruption, dandruff, decay, dishwater, ditchwater, excrement, filth, flake, floccule, flocculus, flock, foul matter, furfur, gangrene, garbage, hoi polloi, masses, mess, mob …

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  • 14scurf — scurf1 see sceorf …

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  • 15scurf — Mawdesley Glossary a scarf …

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  • 16scurf — skÉœrf /skɜːf n. dry flakes of skin that have been shed (especially dandruff) …

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  • 17scurf — noun flakes on the surface of the skin that form as fresh skin develops below, occurring especially as dandruff. ↘a similar flaky deposit on a plant resulting from a fungal infection. Derivatives scurfy adjective Origin OE sceorf, from the base… …

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  • 18scurf — a. 1. (Med.) Miliary scab. 2. Soil, stain, foul remains …

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  • 19scurf — /skɜf / (say skerf) noun 1. the scales or small shreds of epidermis that are continually exfoliated from the skin; dandruff. 2. any scaly matter or encrustation on a surface. {Middle English and Old English, from Scandinavian; compare Danish… …

  • 20scurf — n. 1 flakes on the surface of the skin, cast off as fresh skin develops below, esp. those of the head; dandruff. 2 any scaly matter on a surface. Derivatives: scurfy adj. Etymology: OE, prob. f. ON & earlier OE sceorf, rel. to sceorfan gnaw,… …

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