husks
Dry grain coverings
Husks are the dry outer coverings of seeds, grains, or fruits—the papery sheaths around corn kernels, the rough casings of wheat.
To husk corn is to strip away these layers.
Figuratively, a husk is what remains when substance is gone: He was a husk of his former self.
The word suggests emptiness, something hollowed out.
Protective seed coverings
- threshingExtracting grain from stalks
- winnowingSeparating grain from chaff
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- cornCereal grown on cobs
wheat · barley · oats · rice · millet · sorghum · harvest · combine
Hard outer covering
- sheathProtective blade covering
- casingEnclosing cover or frame
- podSeed case or cetacean group
- hullOuter covering or frame
bran · chaff · rind · skin · peel · coat · wrapper · encasement
Protective seed coverings
- remnantsWhat stays after most goes
- scrapsSmall remaining pieces
- refuseReject or garbage
- debrisScattered broken fragments
waste · detritus · residue · byproduct · leftovers · dross · castoffs · leavings
Liable to shatter
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- driedStripped of moisture
- witheredDried and shrunken
- shriveledContracted from moisture loss
papery · crumbly · dusty · desiccated · sere · crispy · rattling · rustling
chaff
Protective seed coverings
- threshingExtracting grain from stalks
- winnowingSeparating grain from chaff
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
corn · wheat · barley · oats · rice · millet · sorghum · harvest · combine · harvester
shell
Hard outer covering
hull · bran · chaff · rind · skin · peel · coat · wrapper · encasement · capsule
chaff
Protective seed coverings
debris · waste · detritus · residue · byproduct · leftovers · dross · castoffs · leavings · sweepings
brittle
Liable to shatter
shriveled · papery · crumbly · dusty · desiccated · sere · crispy · rattling · rustling · leathery
rough
Uneven in surface
flaky · scratchy · rustling · crinkly · layered · stringy · ridged · veined
burlap
Coarse woven fiber
- grain farmingwheat, wheat field, wheat fields, wheat farming, corn
- seed processingcleaning, threshing, winnowing, hulling, shelling
- outer layersshell, shells, skin, skins, bark
- fiber sourcesbran, oats, wheat bran, whole grains, lentils
- byproductsbagasse, pomace, molasses, sawdust, bran
- coconutscoconut palm, coconut palms, coconut oil, coconut milk, coconut water
- corn huskOuter maize leaf layers
- coconut huskFibrous outer shell
- Siberian HuskyNorthern sled dog breed
- corn huskingRemoving outer maize leaves
- Alaskan HuskyNorthern working canine breed
- corn huskerMaize leaf remover
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