SCURF DEFINITIONS - 9 definitions found
scurf n 1: (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts 2: a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin [syn: scale, scurf, exfoliation] scurf scruf Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) scurf noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic skurfa scurf; akin to Old High German scorf scurf, Old English sceorfan to scarify Date: before 12th century 1. thin dry scales detached from the epidermis especially in an abnormal skin condition; specifically dandruff 2. a. something like flakes or scales adhering to a surface b. the foul remains of something adherent 3. a. a scaly deposit or covering on some plant parts; also a localized or general darkening and roughening of a plant surface usually more pronounced than russeting b. a plant disease characterized by scurf • scurfy adjective Oxford English Reference Dictionary
English Explanatory Dictionary scurf skə:f n. 1 flakes on the surface of the skin, cast off as fresh skin develops below, esp. those of the head; dandruff. 2 any scaly matter on a surface. øøscurfy adj. [OE, prob. f. ON & earlier OE sceorf, rel. to sceorfan gnaw, sceorfian cut to shreds] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Scurf \Scurf\, n. [AS. scurf, sceorf, or from Scand.; cf. Sw. skorf, Dan. skurv, Icel. skurfur, D. schurft, G. schorf; all akin to AS. scurf, and to AS. sceorfan to scrape, to gnaw, G. sch["u]rfen to scrape, and probably also to E. scrape. Cf. Scurvy.] 1. Thin dry scales or scabs upon the body; especially, thin scales exfoliated from the cuticle, particularly of the scalp; dandruff. 2. Hence, the foul remains of anything adherent. The scurf is worn away of each committed crime. --Dryden. 3. Anything like flakes or scales adhering to a surface. There stood a hill not far, whose grisly top Belched fire and rolling smoke; the rest entire Shone with a glossy scurf. --Milton. 4. (Bot.) Minute membranous scales on the surface of some leaves, as in the goosefoot. --Gray. Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms scurf a. 1. ( Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 53 Moby Thesaurus words for "scurf": bilge, bilgewater, canaille, carrion, chip, corruption, dandruff, decay, dishwater, ditchwater, excrement, filth, flake, floccule, flocculus, flock, foul matter, furfur, gangrene, garbage, hoi polloi, masses, mess, mob, muck, mucus, obscenity, offal, offscourings, ordure, other half, paring, proletariat, pus, putrid matter, refuse, riffraff, rot, scale, scum, scuz, sewage, sewerage, shaving, slime, slop, slops, slough, smut, snot, sordes, swill, trash |
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