Husk
21husk — /hʌsk / (say husk) noun 1. the dry external covering of certain fruits or seeds, especially of an ear of maize. 2. the enveloping or outer part of anything, especially when dry or worthless. –verb (t) 3. to remove the husk from. {Middle English… …
22Husk — This interesting and unusual name is of medieval English origin and is from the medieval given name Osekin, itself a diminutive (little) of any of the following personal names Osborn, Osgood or Osmond. The initial h is commonly found in names… …
23husk — husk1 [ hʌsk ] noun count 1. ) the dry outer cover of some types of grain: rice/wheat/corn husks 2. ) MAINLY LITERARY someone who has lost all the lively qualities they had before husk husk 2 [ hʌsk ] verb transitive to remove the dry outer cover …
24husk — husk1 noun 1》 the dry outer covering of some fruits or seeds. 2》 a dry or rough discarded outer layer. verb remove the husk from. Origin ME: prob. from Low Ger. hūske sheath , lit. little house . husk2 noun 1》 bronchitis in cattle, sheep, or… …
25husk — I. noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. a. a usually dry or membranous outer covering (as a pod or one composed of bracts) of various seeds and fruits (as barley and corn) ; hull; also one of the constituent parts b. a carob pod 2 …
26husk — noun Husk is used after these nouns: ↑coconut, ↑corn …
27husk — [14] Etymologically, a husk is probably a ‘little house’. It seems to have been adapted from Middle Dutch hūskijn, a diminutive form of hūs ‘house’ – the notion being, of course, that it ‘houses’ seeds or fruits. The derivative husky was coined… …
28husk — [[t]hʌ̱sk[/t]] husks N COUNT A husk is the outer covering of a grain or a seed …
29husk — I. n. Rind, bark, hull, glume, outer covering. II. v. a. Strip off the husk from (as from Indian corn) …
30husk — noun the husk of the coconut Syn: shell, hull, pod, case, covering, integument, shuck; Botany pericarp, legume …
