n.
Pronunciation: ' dan-dr ə f
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from dand- (origin unknown) + -ruff, from Middle English rove scabby condition, from Old Norse hr ū fa scab; akin to Old High German hruf scurf, Lithuanian kraupus rough
Date: 1545
: scaly white or grayish flakes of dead skin cells especially of the scalp also : the condition marked by excessive shedding of such flakes and usually accompanied by itching
– dan · druffy \ -dr ə -f ē \ adjective