dandruff

  • 11dandruff — noun Dandruff is used before these nouns: ↑shampoo …

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  • 12dandruff — [16] The word dandruff (or dandriff, as it commonly used to be) first appears, out of the blue, in the mid 16th century, with no known relatives. Its first element, dand , remains utterly obscure, but the second part may have been borrowed from… …

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  • 13dandruff — n. visible scaling from the surface of the scalp. It is extremely common, occurring in about 50% of the population, and is associated with the presence of the yeast Pityrosporum ovale. It is the precursor of seborrhoeic eczema of the scalp, in… …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 14dandruff — [16] The word dandruff (or dandriff, as it commonly used to be) first appears, out of the blue, in the mid 16th century, with no known relatives. Its first element, dand , remains utterly obscure, but the second part may have been borrowed from… …

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  • 15Dandruff (album) — Dandruff Studio album by Ivor Cutler Released 1974 …

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  • 16dandruff — 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… …

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  • 17dandruff — Synonyms and related words: 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,… …

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  • 18dandruff — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. scurf, flakes …

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  • 19dandruff — dan|druff [ˈdændrəf, drʌf] n [U] small pieces of dead skin from someone s head that can be seen in their hair or on their shoulders …

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  • 20dandruff — dan|druff [ dændrəf ] noun uncount small white pieces of dry skin in your hair …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English