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Meanings of husk (husks) in English

Portuguese
palha
Catalan
boll
Spanish
gluma

Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds.

        palha
        Catalan
        espellofar

        Remove the husks from.

              espellofar
              Catalan
              boll
              Spanish
              salvado

              Outer shell or coating of a seed.

                    boll

                    Motif resembling string of buds, wheat husks, or bell flowers.

                        Usage of husks in English
                        1
                        Such empty husks was I then fed on; and was not fed.
                        The Confessions of St. Augustine
                        2
                        Subsequently the husks are beaten and the fibre is separated and dried.
                        Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon
                        3
                        Old husks still strewed the floor and the place smelt of apples.
                        Greenmantle
                        4
                        Remove the husks and the silk, and steam-onthe cob-for fifteen minutes.
                        Every Step in Canning: The Cold-Pack Method
                        5
                        The husks of this were as thick as those on the first.
                        Blacky the Crow
                        6
                        They were well washed and no husks floated in the clean water.
                        King Rat
                        7
                        The coconut husks provide an ideal growing medium for strawberries he says.
                        Radio NZ
                        8
                        Remove from the heat, immediately remove the corn and discard the husks.
                        Radio NZ
                        9
                        They smoked cigaritas, rolling them between their fingers in husks of maize.
                        The Scalp Hunters
                        10
                        You have a mind and I ordered you to feed it husks.
                        Sleeping Fires: a Novel
                        11
                        The day of making the tamales, start by soaking the corn husks.
                        The ultimate rice cooker cookbook: 250 no-fail recipes for pilaf...
                        12
                        They also twisted and wove husks to make seats for their chairs.
                        Stories of American Life and Adventure
                        13
                        Two more husks hang at the back, curled in each other's arms.
                        Hull zero three
                        14
                        Choose the widest and longest husks and rinse off any corn silk.
                        The ultimate rice cooker cookbook: 250 no-fail recipes for pilaf...
                        15
                        They are not always dry husks out of which reason has evaporated.
                        Thomas Henry Huxley: A Character Sketch
                        16
                        Where is he who tears off the husks for you and me?
                        Leaves of Grass
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                        Translations for husks
                        Portuguese
                        palha
                        Husks through the time
                        Husks across language varieties
                        United Kingdom
                        Common
                        United States of America
                        Common