Definitions
remove the husks from
Word origin
From Middle English schelle, from Old English sċel, sċell, sċiell, sċil, sċill, sċyl, sċyll, from Proto-West Germanic *skallju, from Proto-Germanic *skaljō (“shell; husk; rind; peel”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to cut; to separate, split”).
Used in a sentence
“In some mollusks, as the cuttlefish, the shell is concealed by the animal's outer mantle and is considered internal.”
“Genuine mother-of-pearl buttons are made from sea shells.”
“[…] if with thee the roaring wells Should gulf him fathom-deep in brine; And hands so often clasp’d in mine, Should toss with tangle and with shells.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Outer covering”5 letters
02“Hard outer covering”5 letters
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