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Scurfy

adjective
(compar. scurfier; superl. scurfiest)
1.
Having or producing or covered with scurf.
2.
Rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf.  Synonyms: lepidote, leprose, scabrous, scaly.





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"Scurfy" Quotes from Famous Books



... causes a development of the acari, or minute insects, exciting very great irritation upon the skin and causing the cow to rub herself against every object with which she comes in contact. The hair falls off; a scurfy appearance of the skin is perceptible; and the animal is poor in condition and in milk. The great trouble in treating this disease springs from its contagious character; for, no sooner is the animal, oftentimes, once free ...
— Cattle and Their Diseases • Robert Jennings
... which it is poured be warm; cool as slowly as possible, to insure good crystals; if cooled rapidly, the mass congeals without the appearance of crystals. This preparation has a very nice appearance, and so far sells well; but its continued use for anointing the hair renders the head scurfy; indeed, the crystals of sperm may be combed out of the hair in flakes after it has been ...
— The Art of Perfumery - And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants • G. W. Septimus Piesse


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