Dandruff

3 definitions found

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}.]
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dandruff
       n 1: a condition in which white scales of dead skin are shed by
            the scalp
       2: loose scales shed from the scalp; "I could see the dandruff
          on her shoulders"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  30 Moby Thesaurus words for "dandruff":
     carrion, chip, corruption, decay, excrement, filth, flake,
     floccule, flocculus, flock, foul matter, furfur, gangrene, mess,
     muck, mucus, obscenity, ordure, paring, pus, putrid matter, rot,
     scale, scurf, scuz, shaving, slime, smut, snot, sordes