hull Copy link Outline I. The outside covering of nuts, etc.1. follĭcŭlus (of seeds, buds, etc.)2. tŭnĭca (any coating3. vāgīna (the sheath protecting buds)II. The body of a ship • hull: I. The outside covering of nuts, etc.: 1. follĭcŭlus (of seeds, buds, etc.): Varr.: Col.: Plin. 2. tŭnĭca (any coating: q. v.): Plin. 3. vāgīna (the sheath protecting buds): Varr. 1, 48: this sheath was in grain called gluma, Varr. l. c. II. The body of a ship: alveus (navis): Liv. 23, 34, fin.: Sall. (Cavernae, in Cic. de Or. 3, 46, 180, are hollow chambers in the hull.)