scurf

Meaning

1. A skin disease.
2. The flakes of skin that fall off as a result of a skin disease.
3. Any crust-like formations on the skin, or in general.
4. The foul remains of anything adherent.
5. Minute membranous scales on the surface of some leaves, as in the goosefoot.
6. (obsolete,slang) A low, mean person.

Synonyms

dandruff

exfoliation

scale

scab

furfur

leafage

powder

precipitation

room

scald

sediment

squama

tetter

scall

dandriff

dander

dead skin

deposit

dust

eschar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/skɜː(ɹ)f/

Etymology

From Middle English [Term?], from Old English scurf, from Proto-Germanic *skurf- (“to gnaw”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Cognate with Dutch schurft, German Schorf, Danish skurv, Swedish skorv.