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Scurf

noun
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.  Synonyms: exfoliation, scale.



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"Scurf" Quotes from Famous Books



... much absorbed on limbs, leaving a shrunk cuticle. Face covered with a brown and yellow scab and scurf. Tongue black and furred; ...
— North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 • Various
... may be possible enough, that statues may seem to sweat, and to run with tears, and to stand with certain dewy drops of a sanguine color; for timber and stones are frequently known to contract a kind of scurf and rottenness, productive of moisture; and various tints may form on the surfaces, both from within and from the action of the air outside; and by these signs it is not absurd to imagine that the deity may forewarn ...
— Plutarch's Lives • A.H. Clough


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