Usually means: Flaky scales on the skin.
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We found 20 dictionaries that define the word furfur:

General (17 matching dictionaries)
  1. furfur: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. furfur: Collins English Dictionary
  3. Furfur, furfur: Wordnik
  4. furfur: Wiktionary
  5. furfur: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. furfur: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  7. furfur: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. furfur: Dictionary.com
  9. Furfur: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. Furfur: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  11. furfur: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  12. Furfur: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  13. furfur: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  14. furfur: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
  15. furfur: FreeDictionary.org
  16. furfur: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  17. furfur: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. furfur: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. FurFur: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See furfures as well.)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (furfur)

▸ noun:  (archaic, countable) a particle of dandruff
▸ noun:  (archaic, uncountable) dandruff

Similar:
furfuration, Furr, furfag, furfan, furfie, furfaggotry, dogfur, fuzz, furole, floof, more...

Types:
dandruff, scurf, flakes, more...

Phrases:
Malassezia furfur, more...

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Similar:
furfuration, Furr, furfag, furfan, furfie, furfaggotry, dogfur, fuzz, furole, floof, more...

Types:
dandruff, scurf, flakes, more...

Phrases:
Malassezia furfur, more...



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