scurf

n.

1. Scaly or shredded dry skin, such as dandruff.
2. A loose scaly crust coating a surface, especially of a plant.

[Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin.]

scurfiness scurf'i·ness n.
scurfy scurf'y adj.

(skurf)

noun
1. Scaly or shredded dry skin, such as dandruff. 2. A loose, scaly crust coating a surface, especially of a plant. [Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin.

Usage
"One moment the sky was full of words, the next flakes of blue were falling upon the earth like scurf from the unwashed heads of angels." — Jeremy Sharp, Necessary Angel: On the Nature and History of Anne Szumigalski, Essays on Canadian Writing, Fall 1998.

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Loose, dry scales on the haircoat and skin. May be a sign of dry skin or associated with a variety of skin diseases. See also pityriasis.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - skurv

Nederlands (Dutch)
roos, wondkorstje

Français (French)
n. - pellicules (du cuir chevelu)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schuppen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πιτυρίδα, ξυλόσκονη, (φυτολ.) σχηματισμός φολίδων

Italiano (Italian)
forfora, squame, incrostazione, pellicola

Português (Portuguese)
n. - caspa (f), crosta (f)

Русский (Russian)
налет, отложения, перхоть, накипь, соскребать, счищать накипь

Español (Spanish)
n. - caspa, costra

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skorv

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
头屑, 皮屑

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 頭屑, 皮屑

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 비듬, 때, 오물

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 垢, ふけ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قشرة ألرأس, , ألهبريه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קשקשים (על העור), עור מתקלף‬

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