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cornhusk

American  
[kawrn-huhsk] / ˈkɔrnˌhʌsk /

noun

  1. the husk of an ear of corn.


cornhusk British  
/ ˈkɔːnˌhʌsk /

noun

  1. the outer protective covering of an ear of maize; the chaff

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of cornhusk

An Americanism dating back to 1705–15; corn 1 + husk


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They took it in a new direction in the early 1970s when they started selling crafts, cornhusk dolls and dried florals.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 10, 2020

Pete Fenson, a bronze medalist for the United States at the 2006 Turin Games, learned the game using cornhusk brooms while growing up in northern Minnesota.

From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2015

Their friends the cornhusk dolls have long since perished . . . their little greenish bodies, stuck to one another by the hair, gradually drying out.”

From Washington Post ● Aug. 7, 2015

She wipes away Ponijao's freefalling poop with a dried cornhusk and the same quiet efficiency.

From Time ● May 6, 2010

Ruth bounced her cornhusk doll on her lap and flew it through the air.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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