DANDRUFF


Meaning of DANDRUFF in English

■ noun small pieces of dead skin in a person's hair.

Derivatives

~y adjective

Origin

C16: the first element is unknown; the second ( -ruff ) is perh. related to ME rove 'scurfy condition of the skin'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.