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English Dictionary: dandruff by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dandruff
n
  1. a condition in which white scales of dead skin are shed by the scalp
  2. loose scales shed from the scalp; "I could see the dandruff on her shoulders"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dandruff \Dandruff\, n. [Prob. from W. toncrust, peel, skin +
      AS. dr[?]f dirty, draffy, or W. drwg bad: cf. AS. tan a
      letter, an eruption. [root]240.]
      A scurf which forms on the head, and comes off in small or
      particles. [Written also {dandriff}.]
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