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furfur
fur·fur [ fúr fùr ] (plural fur·fur·es [ fúr fyə rz ])


noun 
Definition:
 
skin particle: a tiny piece of scaly or flaky skin, e.g. a particle of dandruff ( technical )

[15th century. < Latin, "bran, scales"]
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