Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
The external covering or envelope of certain fruits or seeds; glume; hull; rind; in the United States, especially applied to the covering of the ears of maize.
Noun
outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds
Noun
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
Verb
remove the husks from; "husk corn"
n.
The external covering or envelope of certain fruits or seeds;
glume; hull; rind; in the United States, especially applied to the
covering of the ears of maize.
n.
The supporting frame of a run of millstones.
v. t.
To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to
husk Indian corn.
Husk
Husk
The external covering or envelope of certain fruits or seeds; glume; hull; rind; in the United States, especially applied to the covering of the ears of maize.
To strip off the external covering or envelope of;
Usage Examples
Age is not all decay it is the ripening, the swelling, of the fresh life within, that withers and bursts the husk.
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Other Usage ExamplesWe must not, however, be like the leaders of the great romantic revolt who, in their eagerness to get rid of the husk of convention, disregarded also the humane aspiration.