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A Random Word From the ArchivesWant another word? Refresh this pagePermanent link for this word: scurf A.Word.A.Day--scurfPronunciation: WAV or RealAudioscurf (skurf) noun 1. Scaly or shredded dry skin, such as dandruff. 2. A loose, scaly crust coating a surface, especially of a plant. [Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin.] "One moment the sky was full of words, the next flakes of blue were falling upon the earth like scurf from the unwashed heads of angels." Jeremy Sharp, Necessary Angel: On the Nature and History of Anne Szumigalski, Essays on Canadian Writing, Fall 1998. This week's theme: words that make one say, I didn't know there was a word for that.
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