kern
(noun) the part of a metal type that projects beyond its body
Kern, Jerome Kern, Jerome David Kern
(noun) United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)
kern
(verb) remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters)
kern
(verb) furnish with a kern
Source: WordNet® 3.1
kern (countable and uncountable, plural kerns)
(obsolete or dialect) A corn; grain; kernel.
(obsolete or dialect) The last handful or sheaf reaped at the harvest.
(obsolete or dialect) The harvest home.
kern (plural kerns)
(hot metal printing, typography) Any part of a letter which extends into the space used by another letter.
kern (third-person singular simple present kerns, present participle kerning, simple past and past participle kerned)
(typography, chiefly proportional font printing) 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 (plural kerns)
(archaic or historical) A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; in archaic contexts often used as a term of contempt.
(obsolete) A boor; a low person.
(obsolete, UK, legal) An idler; a vagabond.
kern (plural kerns)
Alternative form of quern
kern (plural kerns)
A churn.
• Renk, nerk
Kern
A surname.
An unincorporated community in Macon County, Missouri, United States
the Kern River in California, USA
• Renk, nerk
Source: Wiktionary
Kern, n. Etym: [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. [Obs.] Blount.
3. (O. Eng. Law)
Definition: An idler; a vagabond. Wharton.
Kern, n. (Type Founding)
Definition: A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body, or shank.
Kern, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kerned; p. pr. & vb. n. Kerning. ] (Type Founding)
Definition: To form with a kern. See 2d Kern.
Kern, n. Etym: [See Churn. ]
Definition: A churn. [Prov. Eng.]
Kern, n. Etym: [AS. cweorn, cwyrn. See Quern. ]
Definition: A hand mill. See Quern. Johnson.
Kern, v. i. Etym: [Cf. G. kern kernel, grain; akin to E. corn. See Corn, Kernel. ]
1. To harden, as corn in ripening. [Obs.] Carew.
2. To take the form of kernels; to granulate. [Obs.] It is observed that rain makes the salt kern. Dampier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 March 2025
(verb) be about; “The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square”; “Who is this man that is hanging around the department?”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
