Musk vs. Husk

Musknoun

A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes.

Musknoun

A similar secretion produced by the otter and the civet.

Musknoun

A synthetic organic compound used as a substitute for the above.

Musknoun

The odour of musk.

Musknoun

The musk deer (genus Moschus).

Musknoun

The musk plant (Mimulus moschatus).

Musknoun

A plant of the genus Erodium (Erodium moschatum); the musky heronsbill.

Musknoun

A plant of the genus Muscari; grape hyacinth.

Musknoun

The scent of human genitalia when aroused or unwashed.

Muskverb

(transitive) To perfume with musk.

Musknoun

A substance of a reddish brown color, and when fresh of the consistency of honey, obtained from a bag being behind the navel of the male musk deer. It has a slightly bitter taste, but is specially remarkable for its powerful and enduring odor. It is used in medicine as a stimulant antispasmodic. The term is also applied to secretions of various other animals, having a similar odor.

Musknoun

The musk deer. See Musk deer (below).

Musknoun

The perfume emitted by musk, or any perfume somewhat similar.

Musknoun

The musk plant (Mimulus moschatus).

Muskverb

To perfume with musk.

Musknoun

an odorous glandular secretion from the male musk deer; used as a perfume fixative

Musknoun

the scent of musk

Musknoun

a strong-smelling reddish-brown substance which is secreted by the male musk deer for scent-marking and is an important ingredient in perfumery.

Musknoun

a relative of the monkey flower, formerly cultivated for a musky fragrance which has been lost in the development of modern varieties.

Musk

Musk is a class of aromatic substances commonly used as base notes in perfumery. They include glandular secretions from animals such as the musk deer, numerous plants emitting similar fragrances, and artificial substances with similar odors.

Husknoun

The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside

Husknoun

Any form of useless, dried-up, and subsequently worthless exterior of something

Husknoun

The supporting frame of a run of millstones.

Husknoun

An infection in cattle caused by a species of Dictyocaulus or lungworm

Huskverb

(transitive) To remove husks from.

Huskverb

(intransitive) To cough, clear one's throat.

Huskverb

(transitive) To say huskily, to utter in a husky voice.

Husknoun

The external covering or envelope of certain fruits or seeds; glume; hull; rind; in the United States, especially applied to the covering of the ears of maize.

Husknoun

The supporting frame of a run of millstones.

Huskverb

To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn.

Husknoun

material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

Husknoun

outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds

Huskverb

remove the husks from;

Husk

Husk (or hull) in botany is the outer shell or coating of a seed. In the United States, the term husk often refers to the leafy outer covering of an ear of maize (corn) as it grows on the plant.