Define impregnable. impregnable synonyms, impregnable pronunciation, impregnable translation, English dictionary definition of impregnable. adj. 1. Impossible to capture or enter by force: an impregnable fortress. 2. Difficult or impossible to attack, challenge, or refute with success: an...
(mÄm) tr.v. maimed, maimÂ·ing, maims. 1. To injure, disable, or disfigure, usually by depriving of the use of a limb or other part of the body. See Synonyms at mangle.
It is the calyx of the flower or glume of corn and grasses, formed of valves embracing the seed. The husks of the small grains, when separated, are called chaff; but in America we apply the word chiefly to the covering of the ears or seeds of maiz, which is never denominated chaff.It is sometimes used in England for the rind, skin or hull of seeds.he act of stripping off husks. In New England, the practice of farmers it to invite their neighbors to assist them in stripping their maiz, in autumnal evenings, and this is called a husking. Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828. Previous word: husbandry.