Husk

n. [O. D. hulsche, huld'sche, hulse, N. D. hulze, M. H. Ger. hulsche, O. H. Ger. hulsa, N. H. Ger. hülse, from O. H. Ger. & A-S. hēlan, to hele, conceal, cover.] The external covering of certain fruits or seeds of plants; glume; hull; rind; chaff; — in the United States, especially applied to the covering of the ears of maize.