dandruff
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- dandriff (rare)
Etymology [edit]
The word is first attested in 1545; the first element is obscure, the second element derives from Northumbrian or E. Anglian dialect huff, hurf (“scab”), from Old Norse hrufa, from Proto-Germanic *hreubaz, *hreufaz (“rough, scabby”), source of Old English hrēofla (“leprosy, leper”). More at reef.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
dandruff (uncountable)
- Scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp; Pityriasis capitis.
- Dandruff is on my collar again.
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Translations [edit]
skin flakes
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