Scurf
Scurf , noun
[Anglo-Saxon scurf, sceorf, or from Scand.; compare Swedish skorf, Danish skurv, Icelandic skurfur, Dutch schurft, German schorf; all akin to Anglo-Saxon scurf, and to Anglo-Saxon sceorfan to scrape, to gnaw, German schurfen to scrape, and probably also to English scrape. Compare Scurvy.]
1.
Thin dry scales or scabs upon the body; especially, thin scales exfoliated from the cuticle, particularly of the scalp; dandruff.
2.
Hence, the foul remains of anything adherent.
The scurf is worn away of each committed crime.
3.
Anything like flakes or scales adhering to a surface.
There stood a hill not far, whose grisly top
Belched fire and rolling smoke; the rest entire
Shone with a glossy scurf.
4.
(Botany) Minute membranous scales on the surface of some leaves, as in the goosefoot. — Gray