What does scurf mean?
Scurf means A skin disease..
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/skɜː(ɹ)f/ · noun
A skin disease..
There ſtood a Hill not far whoſe frieſly top / Belch'd fire and rowling ſmoak; the reſt entire / Shon with a gloſſie ſcurff, undoubted ſign / That in his womb was hid metallic Ore,
The Scurf is worn away, of each committed Crime
Use scurf when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Scurf means A skin disease..
Common synonyms include dandruff, scum, scale.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
There ſtood a Hill not far whoſe frieſly top / Belch'd fire and rowling ſmoak; the reſt entire / Shon with a gloſſie ſcurff, undoubted ſign / That in his womb was hid metallic Ore,
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