Definition of kerne in English

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Noun Plural: kerns
kern - the part of a metal typeface that projects beyond its body
		type a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper; "he dropped a case of type, so they made him pick them up"
kern - United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)
		Jerome Kern, Jerome David Kern
Verb kerns, kerning, kerned
kern - remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters)
		kern remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters)
		get rid of, remove dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"
		printing process, printing the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution
kern - furnish with a kern
		kern remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters)
		furnish, supply, provide, render provide or equip with furniture; "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style"
		printing process, printing the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution

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kern (Noun)
A corn; grain; kernel.
kern (Noun)
Any part of a letter which extends into the space used by another letter.
kern (Noun)
A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; in archaic contexts often used as a term of contempt.
kern (Verb)
To adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of letters characters or glyphs; to perform such adjustments to a portion of text, according to preset rules.

kern (n.)
A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; -- distinguished from gallowglass, and often used as a term of contempt.
kern (n.)
Any kind of boor or low-lived person.
kern (n.)
An idler; a vagabond.
kern (n.)
A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body, or shank.
kern (v. t.)
To form with a kern. See 2d Kern.
kern (n.)
A churn.
kern (n.)
A hand mill. See Quern.
kern (v. i.)
To harden, as corn in ripening.
kern (v. i.)
To take the form of kernels; to granulate.

kern
See Quern
kern
kėrn n. (Scot.) the last sheaf of the harvest: a harvest-home—also Kirn.—n. Kern′-bā′by, an image decorated with blades of corn, &c., carried before reapers at their harvest-home. [A variant of corn.]
kern
Kerne, kėrn, n. an Irish foot-soldier: a boor.—adj. Kern′ish, clownish. [Ir. ceatharnach.]
kern
kėrn, v.i. to granulate
kern
kėrn, n. (print.) that part of a type which overhangs the stem or shank

kern
(Ir. cearn). A soldier. The Irish infantry were formerly distinguished by this appellation. The men in those days were armed with a sword and a dart or javelin, which was tied to a small cord, so that after they had thrown it at the enemy they could instantly recover it, and use it in any way they thought proper. The javelin was called skene, which is also the Irish for a knife.