dandruff Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a condition in which white scales of dead skin are shed by the scalp
  2. noun loose scales shed from the scalp
    • I could see the dandruff on her shoulders

WordNet

Dandruff noun
Etymology
Prob. from W. toncrust, peel, skin + AS. drf dirty, draffy, or W. drwg bad: cf. AS. tan a letter, an eruption.
Definitions
  1. A scurf which forms on the head, and comes off in small or particles. Written also dandriff.

Webster 1913