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. schürfen 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 ] | 