Definitions for: Husk


[n] outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds
[n] material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
[v] remove the husks from, as of ears of corn



Webster (1913) Definition: Husk, n. [Prob. for hulsk, and from the same root as hull
a husk. See Hull a husk.]
1. 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.

2. The supporting frame of a run of millstones.

Husks of the prodigal son (Bot.), the pods of the carob
tree. See Carob.


Husk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Husked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Husking.]
To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to
husk Indian corn.

Synonyms: chaff, shell, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble

See Also: bract, bran, case, cod, cornhusk, hull, plant material, pod, remove, seedcase, sheath, take, take away, withdraw

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