What does "scurf" mean?
Scurf: Hence, the foul remains of anything adherent. The scurf is worn away of each committed crime. Dryden.
Additional senses
- 2.Anything like flakes or scales adhering to a surface. There stood a hill not far, whose grisly top Belched fire and rolling smoke; the rest entire Shone with a glossy scurf. Milton.
- 3.(Bot.) Minute membranous scales on the surface of some leaves, as in the goosefoot. Gray.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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