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Definition of: scurf
(skûrf) noun
1. Loose scarfskin thrown off in minute scales, as in dandruff.
2. Any extraneous scaly matter adhereing to a surface.
3. Worthless or impure coating or covering. [OE, alter. of sceorf; prob. infl. in form by Scand. Cf. Dan. skurv.]
—scurf′i·ness noun
—scurf′y adjective
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