dandruff

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Dandruff \Dandruff\ (d[a^]n"dr[u^]f), n. [Prob. from W.
   toncrust, peel, skin + AS. dr[=o]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
   scales or particles. [Written also {dandriff}.]
   [1913 Webster]
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
30 Moby Thesaurus words for "dandruff":
      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, slime, smut, snot, sordes
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