"desilk" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: desilks [present, singular, third-person], desilking [participle, present], desilked [participle, past], desilked [past]
Etymology: de- + silk Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|silk}} de- + silk Head templates: {{en-verb}} desilk (third-person singular simple present desilks, present participle desilking, simple past and past participle desilked)
  1. (transitive) To remove the silk from (corn). Tags: transitive Synonyms: silk
    Sense id: en-desilk-en-verb-hMcxWRm~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-

Inflected forms

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