Scurf noun
Etymology
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.
schürfen to scrape, and probably also to E.
scrape. Cf.
Scurvy.
Definitions
- 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.
The scurf is worn away of each committed crime.
Dryden.
- Anything like flakes or scales adhering to a surface.
There stood a hill not far, whose grisly top
Belched fire and rolling smoke; the rest entire
Shone with a glossy scurf.
Milton.
- (Bot.) Minute membranous scales on the surface of some leaves, as in the goosefoot.
Gray.
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