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Meaning of Scurf | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
skɜː(ɹ)f

Definitions

  1. A skin disease.
  2. A grey bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus).
  3. The flakes of skin that fall off as a result of a skin disease.
  4. Any crust-like formations on the skin, or in general.
  5. The foul remains of anything adherent.
  6. Minute membranous scales on the surface of some leaves, as in the goosefoot.
  7. A low, mean person.

Equivalents

العربية القشرة
Čeština lup lupy
Cymraeg cen marwdon sgrwff
Ελληνικά πιτυρίδα
Suomi hilseily
Gaeilge gainne
Italiano crosta
日本語 かさぶた ふけ
Svenska fnas
ไทย ไคล

Examples

“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”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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