Dandruff
WordNet
noun
(1) Loose scales shed from the scalp
"I could see the dandruff on her shoulders"
(2) A condition in which white scales of dead skin are shed by the scalp
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Etymology
The word is first attested in 1545; the first element is obscure, the second element derives from Northumbrian or E. Anglian dialect , , from , from P.Gmc. *hreufaz, source of O.E.
Noun
- Scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp; Pityriasis capitis.
- Dandruff is on my collar again.