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Webster 1913 Edition

Husk

Husk

(hŭsk)
,
Noun.
[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.
2.
The supporting frame of a run of millstones.
Husks of the prodigal son
(Bot.)
,
the pods of the carob tree. See
Carob
.

Husk

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Husked
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Husking
.]
To strip off the external covering or envelope of;
as, to
husk
Indian corn
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Husk

HUSK

,
Noun.
The external covering of certain fruits or seeds of plants. It is the calyx of the flower or glume of corn and grasses, formed of valves embracing the seed. The husks of the small grains, when separated, are called chaff; but in America we apply the word chiefly to the covering of the ears or seeds of maiz, which is never denominated chaff. It is sometimes used in England for the rind, skin or hull of seeds.

HUSK

,
Verb.
T.
To strip off the external integument or covering of the fruits or seeds of plants; as, to husk maiz.

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