Found 3 items, similar to husk.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: husk sekam
English → English (WordNet) Definition: husk husk v : remove the husks from; “husk corn” [syn: shell] husk n 1: material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds [syn: chaff, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble] 2: outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds
English → English (gcide) Definition: Husk Husk \Husk\ (h[u^]sk), 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. [1913 Webster] 2. The supporting frame of a run of millstones. [1913 Webster] Husks of the prodigal son (Bot.), the pods of the carob tree. See Carob. [1913 Webster] Husk \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. [1913 Webster]