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unhusked

unhusked

5.5
A grain or seed with the dry outer covering still on, like rice
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈhʌskt/
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  • Whereas single men typically compensate women day laborers with a small amount of unhusked rice at harvest (they may receive two baskets in a total harvest of anywhere between one and five hundred baskets), there is no established precedent for women to compensate male labor in such a convenient, low-cost way.
  • unhusked rice

Examples

  • Even the cold milk sipped directly from unhusked coconuts did little to revive me, and I have little recollection of what was said at the meeting.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • We used to bake unhusked corn in the oven all the time, usually above 500 Fahrenheit.

    Blog text (2)

  • I bought some unhusked corn to make grilled elote at the barbecue.

  • The farmer stored bags of unhusked rice in the barn until it was ready for processing.

  • At the market, they sell unhusked beans that are perfect for making homemade hummus.

Synonyms

unhulled
vsunhusked
  • Specialized
6.3

Seeds or grains that still have their outer covering

means exactly the same but is a different word form

Surface Forms

unhusked positive

Morphology

unhusked = husked (transparent) = un + husk + ed

The prefix 'un-' clearly negates the adjective 'husked', indicating the absence of husking.

Etymology

Unhusked is made from the prefix un- meaning 'not' (as in unlock) and husk meaning 'outer shell' or the leaf that covers grain. A helpful image is an ear of corn still wrapped in its leaves: unhusked means the outer covering has not been removed, so the grain or seed is still inside the husk.