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scurf (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. ............................................................................. Today the real test of power is not capacity to make war but capacity to prevent it. -Anne O'Hare McCormick You too can be a Guest Wordsmith at AWAD! To know more about how to be a Guest Wordsmith, please see http://wordsmith.org/awad/guidelines.html If you do not have Web access, send email to wsmith@wordsmith.org with "Guest Wordsmith" as the Subject Line to get the guidelines. Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/scurf.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/scurf.ram
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