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furfur

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈfɜːfə/Sorted ffrruuStarts with FEnds with R0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a particle of dandruff

Word origin

From Latin furfur (“bran”), reduplication of *fur, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰur-, metathesis of *gʰrus- (compare Lithuanian grū́sti (“to grind (barley)”), Ancient Greek χρώς (khrṓs, “skin, husk”)).

Used in a sentence

  • ‘Aye,’ said WS, still in bed, scratching his baldness, examining the furfur in his fingernails.

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