dandruffy

Variant of dandruff

dandruff definition

dan·druff (dan′drəf)

noun

  1. little scales or flakes of dead skin formed on the scalp
  2. a condition of the scalp in which such scales are formed

Etymology: < earlier dandro, dander ( < ?) + dial. hurf, scab < ON hrufa: see graupel

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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