dandruffnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈdæn.drʌf/us/ˈdæn.drəf/small, white pieces of dead skin from the head that collect in the hair or fall on the clothes
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Hair
- -haired
- a full, good, thick, etc. head of hair idiom
- bald
- bald patch
- balding
- beard
- crinkle
- curl
- curly
- hairpiece
- hairy
- hirsute
- plica
- pube
- receding hairline
- tache
- toupée
- tresses
- unshaven
- wisp
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Skin complaints & blemishes
Examples from literature
- He shook his head, shaking dandruff down on his coat as he did so.
- He was well dressed but the lapels of his coat were dirty with ashes, and its collar was strewn with dandruff.
- Makes the hair soft and fluffy, prevents the formation of dandruff and the falling out of the hair.
- That warm borax water will remove dandruff.
- The worst enemy of the hair is dandruff.