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 Definitions of scurf  [ɜrf]  

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Definition of 'scurf' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) scurf
the scales or small shreds of epidermis that are continually exfoliated from the skin.

2.  scurf
any scaly matter or incrustation on a surface.

Etymology:  (bef. 1000; ME, late OE < ON skurfa scurf, crust)

Definition of 'scurf' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) scurf
(botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts

2. (noun) scale, scurf, exfoliation
a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin


Definition of 'scurf' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) scurf
thin dry scales or scabs upon the body; especially, thin scales exfoliated from the cuticle, particularly of the scalp; dandruff

2. (noun) scurf
hence, the foul remains of anything adherent

3. (noun) scurf
anything like flakes or scales adhering to a surface

4. (noun) scurf
minute membranous scales on the surface of some leaves, as in the goosefoot


Translation of 'scurf' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: dandruff
Some shampoos help to get rid of scurf.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: skilfers Arabic flag Arabic: قِشْرَة الرأْس Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: пърхот
Brazilian flag Brazilian: caspa Czech flag Czech: lupy German flag German: die Schuppen (pl.)
Danish flag Danish: skæl Greek flag Greek: πιτυρίδα Spanish flag Spanish: caspa
Estonian flag Estonian: kõõm Farsi flag Farsi: شوره سر Finnish flag Finnish: hilse
French flag French: pellicules Hebrew flag Hebrew: קַשקַשִים Hindi flag Hindi: पपड़ी, रूसी
Croatian flag Croatian: prhut, ljuskava naslaga Hungarian flag Hungarian: korpa (fejbőrön) Indonesian flag Indonesian: ketombe
Icelandic flag Icelandic: flasa Italian flag Italian: forfora Japanese flag Japanese: ふけ
Korean flag Korean: 비듬 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: pleiskanos Latvian flag Latvian: blaugznas
Malay flag Malay: kelemumur Dutch flag Dutch: roos Norwegian flag Norwegian: flass
Polish flag Polish: łupież Persian flag Persian: شوره سر Pashto flag Pashto: پخې ( لكه دسر يا دوجود
Portuguese flag Portuguese: caspa Romanian flag Romanian: mătreaţă Russian flag Russian: перхоть
Slovak flag Slovak: lupina Slovenian flag Slovenian: prhljaj Serbian flag Serbian: perut
Swedish flag Swedish: skorv, mjäll Thai flag Thai: ขี้รังแค Turkish flag Turkish: kepek
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 頭皮屑 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: лупа Urdu flag Urdu: سر کی خشکی
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: gầu (trên đ��u) Chinese flag Chinese: 头皮屑

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