Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dandruff"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dandruff \Dandruff\, n. [Prob. from W. toncrust, peel, skin +
AS. dr?f dirty, draffy, or W. drwg bad: cf. AS. tan a letter,
an eruption. [root]240.]
A scurf which forms on the head, and comes off in small or
particles. [Written also {dandriff}.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dandruff
n 1: a condition in which white scales of dead skin are shed by
the scalp
2: loose scales shed from the scalp; "I could see the dandruff
on her shoulders"
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