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1. (n.) husk
the dry external covering of certain fruits or seeds, esp. of an ear of corn.
2. husk
the enveloping or outer part of anything, esp. when dry or worthless.
3. (v.t.) husk
to remove the husk from.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME huske=hus- (akin to OE hosu pod, husk) +-ke, weak var. of -ock)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
2. (verb) husk
outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds
3. (verb) husk, shell
remove the husks from
"husk corn"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) 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
2. (noun) husk
the supporting frame of a run of millstones
3. (verb) husk
to strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn
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Sense: the dry thin covering of certain fruits and seeds
corn husk.
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 Afrikaans: skil, dop |
 Arabic: قِشْرَه |
 Bulgarian: люспа |
 Brazilian: casca |
 Czech: slupka |
 German: die Hülse, die Schale |
 Danish: skal |
 Greek: φλοιός, φλούδα |
 Spanish: cáscara (cereales), vaina |
 Estonian: koor |
 Farsi: پوست |
 Finnish: akana |
 French: enveloppe |
 Hebrew: קְלִיפָּה |
 Hindi: छिलका |
 Croatian: lupina, ljuska, komušina |
 Hungarian: hüvely |
 Indonesian: kulit |
 Icelandic: hÿði |
 Italian: buccia |
 Japanese: 外皮 |
 Korean: 껍질 |
 Lithuanian: kevalas, lukštas |
 Latvian: sēnala; miziņa |
 Malay: sekam |
 Dutch: schil |
 Norwegian: skall, belg, kapsel |
 Polish: łupina |
 Persian: پوست |
 Pashto: پوست |
 Portuguese: casca |
 Romanian: coajă |
 Russian: шелуха |
 Slovak: šupka |
 Slovenian: lupina |
 Serbian: ljuska |
 Swedish: skal, hylsa, skida |
 Thai: แกลบ; เปลือก |
 Turkish: kabuk |
 Taiwanese: (果實、種子、穀物的)殼 |
 Ukrainian: лушпина |
 Urdu: غلّے یا میوے کا چھلکا |
 Vietnamese: vỏ khô; trấu |
 Chinese: 外壳，皮 |
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