| 词汇 | husk |
| 词源 | husk. An ear of corn wrapped in its husk can be thought of as content and cozy in its little house, for the word husk is simply a shortening of the Dutch huisken, meaning “little house.” The name was first applied to the shells of various nuts and finally to corn (maize) when it was discovered in America. |
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