dandruff

[ dan-druhf ]

/ ˈdæn drəf /

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noun

a seborrheic scurf that forms on the scalp and comes off in small scales.

Also dan·driff

[dan-drif]. /ˈdæn drɪf/.

Origin of dandruff

First recorded in 1535–45; origin uncertain

OTHER WORDS FROM dandruff

dan·druff·y, dan·driff·y, adjective

Words nearby dandruff

dandify, dandiprat, dandle, Dandolo, Dandong, dandruff, D&S, dandy, dandy brush, dandy fever, Dandy operation

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Example sentences from the Web for dandruff

"No more fuzzy hair for me, no red tie, no dandruff," he had said on his return from Paris.
Money Magic|Hamlin Garland
Link picked at the label of his beer bottle and added to the dandruff of shredded paper in the ashtray before him.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town|Cory Doctorow
Hair oils and dandruff cures should not be used unless advised by a physician.
Health Lessons|Alvin Davison
Nothing is better for cleansing the hair from dust and dandruff.
Housekeeping in Old Virginia|Marion Cabell Tyree

To be bald is no more than a genial jocosity, a harmless foible—but to have dandruff is almost as bad as to have beri-beri.
A Book of Burlesques|H. L. Mencken

British Dictionary definitions for dandruff

dandruff

/ (ˈdændrəf) /

noun

loose scales of dry dead skin shed from the scalpAlso called (now rarely): dandriff

Derived forms of dandruff

dandruffy, adjective

Word Origin for dandruff

C16: dand-, of unknown origin + -ruff, probably from Middle English roufe scab, from Old Norse hrūfa

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Medical definitions for dandruff

dandruff

[ dăn′drəf ]

n.

A scaly scurf formed on and shed from the scalp.

单词	dandruff
释义	dandruff [ dan-druhf ] / ˈdæn drəf / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dandruff ON THESAURUS.COM noun a seborrheic scurf that forms on the scalp and comes off in small scales. Also dan·driff [dan-drif]. /ˈdæn drɪf/. Origin of dandruff First recorded in 1535–45; origin uncertain OTHER WORDS FROM dandruff dan·druff·y, dan·driff·y, adjective Words nearby dandruff dandify, dandiprat, dandle, Dandolo, Dandong, dandruff, D&S, dandy, dandy brush, dandy fever, Dandy operation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dandruff "No more fuzzy hair for me, no red tie, no dandruff," he had said on his return from Paris. Money Magic\|Hamlin Garland Link picked at the label of his beer bottle and added to the dandruff of shredded paper in the ashtray before him. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town\|Cory Doctorow Hair oils and dandruff cures should not be used unless advised by a physician. Health Lessons\|Alvin Davison Nothing is better for cleansing the hair from dust and dandruff. Housekeeping in Old Virginia\|Marion Cabell Tyree To be bald is no more than a genial jocosity, a harmless foible—but to have dandruff is almost as bad as to have beri-beri. A Book of Burlesques\|H. L. Mencken British Dictionary definitions for dandruff dandruff / (ˈdændrəf) / noun loose scales of dry dead skin shed from the scalpAlso called (now rarely): dandriff Derived forms of dandruff dandruffy, adjective Word Origin for dandruff C16: dand-, of unknown origin + -ruff, probably from Middle English roufe scab, from Old Norse hrūfa Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dandruff seborrhea, flakes Medical definitions for dandruff dandruff [ dăn′drəf ] n. A scaly scurf formed on and shed from the scalp. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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dandruff

noun

Origin of dandruff

OTHER WORDS FROM dandruff

Words nearby dandruff

Example sentences from the Web for dandruff

British Dictionary definitions for dandruff

noun

Derived forms of dandruff

Word Origin for dandruff

Words related to dandruff

Medical definitions for dandruff

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