Definition of husk

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Husk (v. t.) To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn..

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Depilate :: Depilate (v. t.) To strip of hair; to husk.
Unshale :: Unshale (v. t.) To strip the shale, or husk, from; to uncover..
Mat :: Mat (n.) A fabric of sedge, rushes, flags, husks, straw, hemp, or similar material, used for wiping and cleaning shoes at the door, for covering the floor of a hall or room, and for other purposes..
Paddy :: Paddy (n.) Unhusked rice; -- commonly so called in the East Indies.
Huskiness :: Huskiness (n.) Roughness of sound; harshness; hoarseness; as, huskiness of voice..
Husked :: Husked (a.) Stripped of husks; deprived of husks.
Palea :: Palea (n.) The interior chaff or husk of grasses.
Blacks :: Blacks (n. pl.) The name of a kind of in used in copperplate printing, prepared from the charred husks of the grape, and residue of the wine press..
Vetiver :: Vetiver (n.) An East Indian grass (Andropogon muricatus); also, its fragrant roots which are much used for making mats and screens. Also called kuskus, and khuskhus..
Husking :: Husking (n.) A meeting of neighbors or friends to assist in husking maize; -- called als.
Algarovilla :: Algarovilla (n.) The agglutinated seeds and husks of the legumes of a South American tree (Inga Marthae). It is valuable for tanning leather, and as a dye..
Husking :: Husking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hus.
Shuck :: Shuck (v. t.) To deprive of the shucks or husks; as, to shuck walnuts, Indian corn, oysters, etc..
Grass :: Grass (n.) An endogenous plant having simple leaves, a stem generally jointed and tubular, the husks or glumes in pairs, and the seed single..
Husk :: Husk (v. t.) To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn..
Sheal :: Sheal (v. t.) To take the husks or pods off from; to shell; to empty of its contents, as a husk or a pod..
Dehusk :: Dehusk (v. t.) To remove the husk from.
Enucleate :: Enucleate (v. t.) To bring or peel out, as a kernel from its enveloping husks its enveloping husks or shell..
Cupule :: Cupule (n.) A cuplet or little cup, as of the acorn; the husk or bur of the filbert, chestnut, etc..
Coat :: Coat (n.) An external covering like a garment, as fur, skin, wool, husk, or bark; as, the horses coats were sleek..
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