Definition of husk

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Husk (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..

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Husky :: Husky (a.) Rough in tone; harsh; hoarse; raucous; as, a husky voice..
Enucleate :: Enucleate (v. t.) To bring or peel out, as a kernel from its enveloping husks its enveloping husks or shell..
Peel :: Peel (v. t.) To strip off the skin, bark, or rind of; to strip by drawing or tearing off the skin, bark, husks, etc.; to flay; to decorticate; as, to peel an orange..
Avellane :: Avellane (a.) In the form of four unhusked filberts; as, an avellane cross..
Hull :: Hull (v. t.) The outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; the outer skin of a kernel; the husk..
Skin :: Skin (n.) The bark or husk of a plant or fruit; the exterior coat of fruits and plants.
Chaff :: Chaff (n.) The glumes or husks of grains and grasses separated from the seed by threshing and winnowing, etc..
Huskily :: Huskily (adv.) In a husky manner; dryly.
Cornshuck :: Cornshuck (n.) The husk covering an ear of Indian corn.
Flight :: Flight (n.) The husk or glume of oats.
Dehusk :: Dehusk (v. t.) To remove the husk from.
Hurt :: Hurt (n.) A husk. See Husk, 2..
Husked :: Husked (a.) Stripped of husks; deprived of husks.
Unshale :: Unshale (v. t.) To strip the shale, or husk, from; to uncover..
Shude :: Shude (n.) The husks and other refuse of rice mills, used to adulterate oil cake, or linseed cake..
Shuck :: Shuck (v. t.) To deprive of the shucks or husks; as, to shuck walnuts, Indian corn, oysters, etc..
Sapless :: Sapless (a.) Fig.: Dry; old; husky; withered; spiritless.
Depilate :: Depilate (v. t.) To strip of hair; to husk.
Husked :: Husked (imp. & p. p.) of Hus.
Shuck :: Shuck (n.) A shell, husk, or pod; especially, the outer covering of such nuts as the hickory nut, butternut, peanut, and chestnut..
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