'Dandriff' definitions:

Definition of 'Dandriff'

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  • Dandriff \Dan"driff\ (d[a^]n"dr[i^]f), n. See Dandruff. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'dandriff'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]