Term Gallery logo

Meanings of husk (husks) in inglés

portugués
palha
catalán
boll
español
gluma

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

gluma
catalán
espellofar

Remove the husks from.

espellofar
catalán
boll
español
salvado

Outer shell or coating of a seed.

salvado

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

Sinónimos
Examples for "culot"
Examples for "culot"
1
He (Robert Culot the younger) appears to be about fifty-five (Earth) years of age.
The Fifth Head of Cerberus
2
M. Culot directed me to several other members of the French community around Frenchman's Landing who he said might be willing to cooperate with me.
The Fifth Head of Cerberus
3
I had been told that one of the last survivors of the first French settlers had been one Robert Culot, now dead about forty years.
The Fifth Head of Cerberus
Usage of husks in inglés
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
About this term
More collocations
Translations for husks
portugués
palha
Husks through the time
Husks across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common