Associations to the word «Dandruff»

Wiktionary

DANDRUFF, noun. Scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp; Pityriasis capitis.

Dictionary definition

DANDRUFF, noun. A condition in which white scales of dead skin are shed by the scalp.
DANDRUFF, noun. Loose scales shed from the scalp; "I could see the dandruff on her shoulders".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats