husk

1. 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. Source: opted

2. n. The supporting frame of a run of millstones. Source: opted

3. v. t. To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn. Source: opted

4. n. material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds Source: wordnet

5. n. outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds Source: wordnet

6. v. remove the husks from Source: wordnet

7. 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. To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn. Source: webster

8. To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to huskIndian corn. Source: adambom

9. v:9/n:91 n. outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds v. remove the husks from Source: ecdict

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