cornshuck
An American term for the dry outer husk that encloses an ear of corn (maize).
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An American term for the dry outer husk that encloses an ear of corn (maize). Cornshucks have multiple traditional uses including wrapping tamales, stuffing mattresses, and making folk dolls. The word is particularly associated with Southern and rural American English and evokes traditional agricultural life.
They spent the afternoon stripping cornshucks for the tamale making.
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(US) The husk covering an ear of corn.
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