Main Entry:

dan·druff

Pronunciation:

\ˈdan-drəf\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

probably from dand- (origin unknown) + -ruff, from Middle English rove scabby condition, from Old Norse hrūfa scab; akin to Old High German hruf scurf, Lithuanian kraupus rough

Date:

1545

: scaly white or grayish flakes of dead skin cells especially of the scalp ; also : the condition marked by excessive shedding of such flakes and usually accompanied by itching

— dan·druffy \-drə-fē\ adjective