'Scurf' definitions:
Definition of 'scurf'
(from WordNet)
noun
(botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts
noun
A thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin [syn: scale, scurf, exfoliation]
Definition of 'Scurf'
From: GCIDE
- Scurf \Scurf\, n. [AS. scurf, sceorf, or from Scand.; cf. Sw. skorf, Dan. skurv, Icel. skurfur, D. schurft, G. schorf; all akin to AS. scurf, and to AS. sceorfan to scrape, to gnaw, G. sch["u]rfen to scrape, and probably also to E. scrape. Cf. Scurvy.]
- 1. Thin dry scales or scabs upon the body; especially, thin scales exfoliated from the cuticle, particularly of the scalp; dandruff. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence, the foul remains of anything adherent. [1913 Webster]
- The scurf is worn away of each committed crime. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Anything like flakes or scales adhering to a surface. [1913 Webster]
- There stood a hill not far, whose grisly top Belched fire and rolling smoke; the rest entire Shone with a glossy scurf. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Bot.) Minute membranous scales on the surface of some leaves, as in the goosefoot. --Gray. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'scurf'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bilge,
- bilgewater,
- canaille,
- carrion,
- chip,
- corruption,
- dandruff,
- decay,
- dishwater,
- ditchwater,
- excrement,
- filth,
- flake,
- floccule,
- flocculus,
- flock,
- foul matter,
- furfur,
- gangrene,
- garbage,
- hoi polloi,
- masses,
- mess,
- mob,
- muck,
- mucus,
- obscenity,
- offal,
- offscourings,
- ordure,
- other half,
- paring,
- proletariat,
- pus,
- putrid matter,
- refuse,
- riffraff,
- rot,
- scale,
- scum,
- scuz,
- sewage,
- sewerage,
- shaving,
- slime,
- slop,
- slops,
- slough,
- smut,
- snot,
- sordes,
- swill,
- trash