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husk´i|ly — husk|y1 «HUHS kee», adjective, husk|i|er, husk|i|est, noun, plural husk|ies. –adj. 1. dry in the throat; rough of voice; hoarse: »a … Useful english dictionary
Husk|y — husk|y1 «HUHS kee», adjective, husk|i|er, husk|i|est, noun, plural husk|ies. –adj. 1. dry in the throat; rough of voice; hoarse: »a … Useful english dictionary
husk|y — husk|y1 «HUHS kee», adjective, husk|i|er, husk|i|est, noun, plural husk|ies. –adj. 1. dry in the throat; rough of voice; hoarse: »a … Useful english dictionary
Husk — Título Husk Ficha técnica Dirección Brett Simmons Producción Stephanie Caleb Limor Diamant Moshe Diamant Courtney Solomon … Wikipedia Español
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
husk — həsk n HOOSE <an outbreak of husk was observed in a flock of 200 sheep (Veterinary Bull.)> * * * (husk) 1. an outer covering or shell, as of some fruits and seeds. 2. hoose … Medical dictionary
husk — [husk] n. [ME huske, prob. < MDu huuskijn, dim. of huus, HOUSE] 1. the dry outer covering of various fruits or seeds, as of an ear of corn 2. the dry, rough, or useless outside covering of anything vt. to remove the husk or husks from husker n … English World dictionary
husk — ► NOUN 1) the dry outer covering of some fruits or seeds. 2) a dry or rough discarded outer layer. ► VERB ▪ remove the husk from. ORIGIN probably from Low German h ske sheath , little house … English terms dictionary
Husk — est une série de bande dessinée de science fiction dessinée par Arnaud Boudoiron et publiée par Soleil Productions. Le tome 1 est écrit par Frédéric L Homme et le tome 2 par Louis. Scénario : Frédéric L Homme puis Louis Dessin : Arnaud… … Wikipédia en Français
husk — (n.) late 14c., huske dry, outer skin of certain fruits and seeds, of unknown origin, perhaps from M.Du. huuskyn little house, core of fruit, case, dim. of huus house, or from an equivalent formation in English (see HOUSE (Cf. house)). As a verb … Etymology dictionary
