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noun

Scurf n.

Thin dry scales or scabs upon the body; especially, thin scales exfoliated from the cuticle, particularly of the scalp; dandruff.

Hence, the foul remains of anything adherent. "The scurf is worn away of each committed crime."

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."

(Bot.) Minute membranous scales on the surface of some leaves, as in the goosefoot.

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Etymology of 'Scurf'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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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