Kern

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Kern
    n 1: United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)
         [syn: {Kern}, {Jerome Kern}, {Jerome David Kern}]
    2: the part of a metal typeface that projects beyond its body
    v 1: furnish with a kern [ant: {kern}]
    2: remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters) [ant:
       {kern}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Kern \Kern\, n. [Written also {kirn}.] [Cf. D. & G. kern kernal,
   E. kern to harden, kernel.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
   1. Kernel; corn; grain.
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   2. The last handful or sheaf reaped at the harvest.
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   3. The harvest-home.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Kern \Kern\ (k[~e]rn), n. [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.
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            Now for our Irish wars;
            We must supplant those rough, rug-headed kerns.
                                                  --Shak.
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   2. Any kind of boor or low-lived person. [Obs.] --Blount.
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   3. (O. Eng. Law) An idler; a vagabond. --Wharton.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Kern \Kern\, n. (Type Founding)
   A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body,
   or shank, such as in certain italic letters.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Kern \Kern\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kerned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Kerning}. ] (Type Founding)
   To form with a kern. See 2d {Kern}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Kern \Kern\, n. [See {Churn}. ]
   A churn. [Prov. Eng.]
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Kern \Kern\, n. [AS. cweorn, cwyrn. See {Quern}. ]
   A hand mill. See {Quern}. --Johnson.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Kern \Kern\, v. i. [Cf. G. kern kernel, grain; akin to E. corn.
   See {Corn}, {Kernel}. ]
   1. To harden, as corn in ripening. [Obs.] --Carew.
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   2. To take the form of kernels; to granulate. [Obs.]
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            It is observed that rain makes the salt kern.
                                                  --Dampier.
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from U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Kern -- U.S. County in California
   Population (2000):    661645
   Housing Units (2000): 231564
   Land area (2000):     8140.964496 sq. miles (21085.000353 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    20.456042 sq. miles (52.980904 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    8161.420538 sq. miles (21137.981257 sq. km)
   Located within:       California (CA), FIPS 06
   Location:             35.296023 N, 118.683344 W
   Headwords:
    Kern
    Kern, CA
    Kern County
    Kern County, CA
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