'Kern' definitions:

Definition of 'Kern'

(from WordNet)
noun
United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945) [syn: Kern, Jerome Kern, Jerome David Kern]
noun
The part of a metal typeface that projects beyond its body
verb
Furnish with a kern [ant: kern]
verb
Remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters) [ant: kern]

Definition of 'Kern'

From: 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Now for our Irish wars; We must supplant those rough, rug-headed kerns. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Any kind of boor or low-lived person. [Obs.] --Blount. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (O. Eng. Law) An idler; a vagabond. --Wharton. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Kern'

From: 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Kern'

From: GCIDE
  • Kern \Kern\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kerned; p. pr. & vb. n. Kerning. ] (Type Founding) To form with a kern. See 2d Kern. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Kern'

From: GCIDE
  • Kern \Kern\, n. [See Churn. ] A churn. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Kern'

From: GCIDE
  • Kern \Kern\, n. [AS. cweorn, cwyrn. See Quern. ] A hand mill. See Quern. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Kern'

From: 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To take the form of kernels; to granulate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • It is observed that rain makes the salt kern. --Dampier. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Kern'

From: 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 2. The last handful or sheaf reaped at the harvest. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 3. The harvest-home. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Kern -- U.S. County in California

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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

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