Kern

9 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 [gcide]:

  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 [gcide]:

  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 [gcide]:

  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 [gcide]:

  Kern \Kern\, n. [See {Churn}. ]
     A churn. [Prov. Eng.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 [gcide]:

  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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Kern
       n : United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945) [syn:
            {Jerome Kern}, {Jerome David Kern}]

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  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