KERNELED

Adjective

kerneled (not comparable)

Alternative form of kernelled

Source: Wiktionary


Ker"neled, Ker"nelled, a.

Definition: Having a kernel.

KERNEL

Ker"nel, n. Etym: [OE. kernel, kirnel, curnel, AS.cyrnel, fr. corn grain. See Corn, and cf. Kern to harden.]

1. The essential part of a seed; all that is within the seed walls; the edible substance contained in the shell of a nut; hence, anything included in a shell, husk, or integument; as, the kernel of a nut. See Illust. of Endocarp. ' A were as good crack a fusty nut with no kernel Shak.

2. A single seed or grain; as, a kernel of corn.

3. A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh.

4. The central, substantial or essential part of anything; the gist; the core; as, the kernel of an argument.

Ker"nel, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kerneled or Kernelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Kerneling or Kernelling.]

Definition: To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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IMPROVISED

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