the dry outer covering of nuts, fruits and seeds, especially of grain:
Brown rice has not had the husks removed. * (figurative) There was only the husk left of his former self.
verb [VN] to remove the husks from grain, seeds, nuts, etc.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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