| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  skûrf |
| NOUN: | 1. Scaly or shredded dry skin, such as dandruff. 2. A loose scaly crust coating a surface, especially of a plant. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin. See sker-1 in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | scurf i·ness —NOUN
scurfy —ADJECTIVE
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