Keratode Ker"a·tode noun See Keratose .
Keratogenous Ker`a·tog"e·nous adjective [ Greek
ke`ras ,
-atos , horn +
-genous .]
Producing horn; as, the keratogenous membrane within the horny hoof of the horse.
Keratoidea Ker`a·toi"de·a noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek
ke`ras ,
-atos , horn +
-oid .]
(Zoology) Same as Keratosa .
Keratome Ker"a·tome noun [ Greek
ke`ras , horn + ... to cut.]
(Surg.) An instrument for dividing the cornea in operations for cataract.
Keratonyxis Ker`a·to·nyx"is noun [ Greek
ke`ras ,
-atos , horn + ... puncture.]
(Medicine) The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye, and breaking up the opaque mass.
Keratophyte Ker"a·to·phyte noun [ Greek
ke`ras ,
-atos , a horn + ... a plant.]
(Zoology) A gorgonian coral having a horny axis.
Keratosa Ker`a·to"sa noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek
ke`ras ,
-atos , a horn.]
(Zoology) An order of sponges having a skeleton composed of hornlike fibers. It includes the commercial sponges.
Keratose Ker"a·tose` noun [ Greek
ke`ras ,
-atos , horn.]
(Physiol. Chem.) A tough, horny animal substance entering into the composition of the skeleton of sponges, and other invertebrates; -- called also keratode .
Keratose Ker"a·tose` adjective (Zoology) Containing hornlike fibers or fibers of keratose; belonging to the Keratosa.
Keraunograph Ke·rau"no·graph noun [ Greek ... thunderbolt +
graph .]
A figure or picture impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere. --
Ker`au*nog"ra*phy noun
Kerb Kerb noun See Curb .
Kerbstone Kerb"stone` noun See Curbstone .
Kercher Ker"cher noun A kerchief. [ Obsolete]
He became . . . white as a kercher .
Sir T. North.
Kerchered Ker"chered adjective Covered, or bound round, with a kercher. [ Obsolete]
G. Fletcher.
Kerchief Ker"chief noun ;
plural Kerchiefs . [ Middle English
coverchef , Old French
cuevrechief ,
couvrechef , French
couvrechef , a head covering, from
couvrir to cover + Old French
chief head, French
chef . See
Cover ,
Chief , and confer
Curfew .]
1. A square of fine linen worn by women as a covering for the head; hence, anything similar in form or material, worn for ornament on other parts of the person; -- mostly used in compounds; as, nec kerchief ; breast kerchief ; and later, hand kerchief . He might put on a hat, a muffler, and a kerchief , and so escape.
Shak. Her black hair strained away
To a scarlet kerchief caught beneath her chin.
Mrs. Browning. 2. A lady who wears a kerchief. Dryden.
Kerchiefed, Kerchieft Ker"chiefed, Ker"chieft adjective Dressed; hooded; covered; wearing a kerchief. Milton.
Kerf Kerf noun [ Anglo-Saxon
cyrf a cutting off, from
ceorfan to cut, carve. See
Carve .]
A notch, channel, or slit made in any material by cutting or sawing.
Kerite Ke"rite noun [ Greek
ke`ras , horn.]
A compound in which tar or asphaltum combined with animal or vegetable oils is vulcanized by sulphur, the product closely resembling rubber; -- used principally as an insulating material in telegraphy. Knight.
Kerl Kerl noun See Carl .
Kermes Ker"mes noun [ Arabic & Persian
girmiz . See
Crimson , and confer
Alkermes .]
1. (Zoology) The dried bodies of the females of a scale insect ( Coccus ilicis ), allied to the cochineal insect, and found on several species of oak near the Mediterranean. They are round, about the size of a pea, contain coloring matter analogous to carmine, and are used in dyeing. They were anciently thought to be of a vegetable nature, and were used in medicine. [ Written also
chermes .]
2. (Botany) A small European evergreen oak ( Quercus coccifera ) on which the kermes insect ( Coccus ilicis ) feeds. J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). Kermes mineral .
(a) (Old Chem.) An artificial amorphous trisulphide of antimony; -- so called on account of its red color .
(b) (Med. Chem.) A compound of the trioxide and trisulphide of antimony, used in medicine. This substance occurs in nature as the mineral kermesite .
Kermes Ker"mes noun (Zoology) [ New Latin ]
A genus of scale insects including many species that feed on oaks. The adult female resembles a small gall.
Kermesse Ker"messe noun [ French]
See Kirmess .
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. Now for our Irish wars;
We must supplant those rough, rug-headed kerns .
Shak. 2. Any kind of boor or low-lived person. [ Obsolete]
Blount. 3. (O. Eng. Law) An idler; a vagabond. Wharton.
Kern Kern noun (Type Founding) A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body, or shank.
Kern Kern transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Kerned ;
present participle & verbal noun Kerning . ]
(Type Founding) To form with a kern. See 2d Kern .
Kern Kern noun [ See
Churn . ]
A churn. [ Prov. Eng.]
Kern Kern noun [ Anglo-Saxon
cweorn ,
cwyrn . See
Quern . ]
A hand mill. See Quern . Johnson.
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 granulate. [ Obsolete]
It is observed that rain makes the salt kern .
Dampier.
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.
Kern baby Kern baby A doll or image decorated with corn (grain) flowers, etc., carried in the festivals of a kern, or harvest- home. Called also harvest queen .
Kerned Kerned adjective (Print.) Having part of the face projecting beyond the body or shank; -- said of type. "In Roman,
f and
j are the only
kerned letters."
MacKellar.
Kernel Ker"nel noun [ Middle English
kernel ,
kirnel ,
curnel , Anglo-Saxon
cyrnel , from
corn grain. See
Corn , and confer
Kern to harden.]
1. The essential part of a seed; all that is within the seed walls; the edible substance contained in the shell of a nut; hence, anything included in a shell, husk, or integument; as, the kernel of a nut. See Illust. of Endocarp . ' A were as good crack a fusty nut with no kernel
Shak. 2. A single seed or grain; as, a kernel of corn. 3. A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh. 4. The central, substantial or essential part of anything; the gist; the core; as, the kernel of an argument.
Kernel Ker"nel intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Kerneled or
Kernelled ;
present participle & verbal noun Kerneling or
Kernelling .]
To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.
Kerneled, Kernelled Ker"neled, Ker"nelled adjective Having a kernel.
Kernelly Ker"nel·ly adjective Full of kernels; resembling kernels; of the nature of kernels. Holland.
Kernish Kern"ish adjective [ From
Kern a boor.]
Clownish; boorish. [ Obsolete] "A petty
kernish prince."
Milton.
Kerolite Ker"o·lite noun (Min.) Same as Cerolite .
Kerosene Ker"o·sene` noun [ Greek ... wax.]
An oil used for illuminating purposes, formerly obtained from the distillation of mineral wax, bituminous shale, etc., and hence called also coal oil . It is now produced in immense quantities, chiefly by the distillation and purification of petroleum. It consists chiefly of several hydrocarbons of the methane series.
Kers, Kerse Kers, Kerse noun A cress. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer. Not worth a kers .
See under Cress .
Kersey Ker"sey noun ;
plural Kerseys . [ Prob. from the town of
Kersey in Suffolk, Eng.]
A kind of coarse, woolen cloth, usually ribbed, woven from wool of long staple.
Kerseymere Ker"sey·mere noun [ For
cassimere , confounded with
kersey .]
See Cassimere .
Kerseynette Ker`sey·nette" noun See Cassinette .
Kerseys Ker"seys noun plural Varieties of kersey; also, trousers made of kersey.
Kerve Kerve transitive verb To carve. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Kerver Kerv"er noun A carver. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Kesar Ke"sar noun See Kaiser . [ Obsolete]
Spenser.
Keslop Kes"lop (kĕs"lŏp)
noun [ Anglo-Saxon
cēselib , or
cȳslyb , milk curdled; confer German
käselab ,
käselippe . See
Cheese , and confer
Cheeselep .]
The stomach of a calf, prepared for rennet. Halliwell.
Kess Kess transitive verb To kiss. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer
Kest Kest imperfect of Cast . [ Obsolete]
Kestrel Kes"trel (kĕs"trĕl)
noun [ See
Castrel .]
(Zoology) A small, slender European hawk ( Falco alaudarius ), allied to the sparrow hawk. Its color is reddish fawn, streaked and spotted with white and black. Also called windhover and stannel . The name is also applied to other allied species. » This word is often used in contempt, as of a mean kind of hawk. "Kites and
kestrels have a resemblance with hawks."
Bacon.
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