Definitions for dandruffˈdæn drəf
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
dan•druffˈdæn drəf(n.)
a seborrheic scurf that forms on the scalp and comes off in small scales.
Category: Pathology, Physiology
Origin of dandruff:
1535–45; orig. uncert.
Princeton's WordNet
dandruff(noun)
a condition in which white scales of dead skin are shed by the scalp
dandruff(noun)
loose scales shed from the scalp
"I could see the dandruff on her shoulders"
Wiktionary
dandruff(Noun)
Scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp; Pityriasis capitis.
Dandruff is on my collar again.
Origin: The word is first attested in 1545; the first element is obscure, the second element derives from Northumbrian or E. Anglian dialect huff, hurf, from hrufa, from hreubaz, source of hreofla. More at reef.
Webster Dictionary
Dandruff(noun)
a scurf which forms on the head, and comes off in small or particles
Translations for dandruff
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
dandruff(noun)
dead skin under the hair which falls off in small pieces.
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