dandruffy
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dandruffy — adjective a) dandrufflike The place was dark and musty, and the same sullen guard lazed about in his dandruffy blazer. b) Covered in dandruff … Wiktionary
dandruffy — adjective see dandruff … New Collegiate Dictionary
dandruffy — dan·druffy … English syllables
dandruffy — adjective see dandruff … Useful english dictionary
dandruff — dandruffy, dandriffy, adj. /dan dreuhf/, n. a seborrheic scurf that forms on the scalp and comes off in small scales. Also, dandriff /dan drif/. [1535 45; orig. uncert.] * * * Skin disorder of the scalp, a mild form of dermatitis. It affects most … Universalium
dandruff — noun Etymology: probably from dand (origin unknown) + ruff, from Middle English rove scabby condition, from Old Norse hrūfa scab; akin to Old High German hruf scurf, Lithuanian kraupus rough Date: 1545 scaly white or grayish flakes of dead skin… … New Collegiate Dictionary
dandruff — noun small pieces of dead skin in a person s hair. Derivatives dandruffy adjective Origin C16: the first element is unknown; the second ( ruff) is perh. related to ME rove scurfy condition of the skin … English new terms dictionary
dandruff — [dan′drəf] n. [< earlier dandro, dander ( < ?) + dial. hurf, scab < ON hrufa: see GRAUPEL] 1. little scales or flakes of dead skin formed on the scalp 2. a condition of the scalp in which such scales are formed dandruffy adj … English World dictionary
