Look up: kern

1. Kern
   [soldier] A Kern was a Gaelic soldier, specifically a light infantryman in Ireland during the Middle Ages. ==Etymology== The word kern is an anglicisation of the Middle Irish word ceithern or ceithrenn meaning a collection of persons, particularly fighting men. An individual member is a ceit...
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2. Kern
   [n] - United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)
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3. kern
   any part of the face that extends over the side of the type, often found on letters F and J. Category: Printing and publishing • for the purpose of Office Document Architecture(ODA):the part of a character which extends beyond its position point or escapement point Category: General
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4. Kern
   Kern noun [ Ir. ceatharnach .Cf. Cateran . ] 1. A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; -- distinguished from gallowglass , and often used as a term of contempt. Macaulay. « N...
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5. Kern
   Kern noun (Type Founding) A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body, or shank.
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6. Kern
   Kern transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Kerned ; present participle & verbal noun Kerning . ] (Type Founding) To form with a kern. See 2d Kern .
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7. Kern
   Kern noun [ See Churn . ] A churn. [ Prov. Eng.]
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8. Kern
   Kern noun [ Anglo-Saxon cweorn , cwyrn . See Quern . ] A hand mill. See Quern . Johnson.
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9. Kern
   Kern intransitive verb [ Confer German kern kernel, grain; akin to English corn . See Corn , Kernel . ] 1. To harden, as corn in ripening. [ Obsolete] Carew. 2. To take the form of kernels; to granul...
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10. Kern
    Kern noun [ Written also kirn .] [ Confer D. & German kern kernal, English kern to harden, kernel .] [ Obsolete or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] 1. Kernel; corn; grain. 2. The last handful or sheaf reaped at the harvest. 3. The harvest-home.
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11. kern
    noun the part of a metal typeface that projects beyond its body
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12. kern
    verb remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters)
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13. Kern
    • (v. i.) To take the form of kernels; to granulate. • (n.) Any kind of boor or low-lived person. • (v. i.) To harden, as corn in ripening. • (n.) A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body, or shank. • (n.) An idler; a vagabond. • (n.) A churn. • ...
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14. Kern
    Kern is a Celtic girl name. The meaning of the name is `Dark Haired Child` The name Kern doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Kern seems to be unique!
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15. Kern
    Kern is Dorset slang for a seed.
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16. Kern
    Kern is Dorset slang for a seed.
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17. Kern
    Kern, river, 155 mi (249 km) long, rising in the S Sierra Nevada Mts., E Calif., and flowing south, then southwest to a reservoir in the extreme southern part of the San Joaquin valley. The river has Isabella Dam as its chief facility. Kern River is the southern terminus of the Friant-Kern Canal, co...
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18. KERN
    KERN (1180 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News/talk format. Licensed to Wasco-Greenacres, California, USA, the station serves the Bakersfield, California, area. The station is currently owned by American General Media. ==History== KERN signed on the air at the 1410 AM frequency in 1927. In t...
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19. Kern
    (abbr.) Kernite ore
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