husk

• The bottom of the husk is planted vertically and shallow like a coconut for a much of the rainforest's water and light which cannot be duplicated above the Tropic of Capricorn. —  The Buckeye Blog
• Scoop about 3 tablespoons of the masa and place it in the middle of the corn husk, about —  The Paupered Chef
• The earth hoards them in a miserly embrace, and we sit by our fires or blinking lamps and try to recall the husk of a voice, the fallow scent of grandfathers. —  VQR
• When the shell can no longer be penetrated they continue to eat away the husk, which is equally fatal to the nut. —  Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952
• [14] The word husk or bark ((Greek) phloios_) seems to have been a favourite one with him, as implying and depicting a conception of interior and necessary development in things. —  A Short History of Greek Philosophy

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