DANDRUFF


Meaning of DANDRUFF in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdan-drəf ]

noun

Etymology: probably from dand- (origin unknown) + -ruff, from Middle English rove scabby condition, from Old Norse hrūfa 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 -drə-fē adjective

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