[husk] n [ME] (14c) 1 a: a usu. dry or membranous outer covering (as a pod or hull or one composed of bracts) of various seeds and fruits; also: one of the constituent parts b: a carob pod
2. a: an outer layer: shell b: an emptied shell: remnant c: a supporting framework
[2]husk vt (1562): to strip the husk from -- husk.er n