Dandriff

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dandriff \Dan"driff\ (d[a^]n"dr[i^]f), n.
     See {Dandruff}. --Swift.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Dandruff \Dandruff\ (d[a^]n"dr[u^]f), n. [Prob. from W.
     toncrust, peel, skin + AS. dr[=o]f dirty, draffy, or W. drwg
     bad: cf. AS. tan a letter, an eruption. [root]240.]
     A scurf which forms on the head, and comes off in small
     scales or particles. [Written also {dandriff}.]
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