kern
IPA: kˈɝn
noun
- (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.
- (obsolete or dialect) A doll or figurine raised in celebration of a successful harvest; kern-baby.
- (hot metal printing, typography) Any part of a letter which extends into the space used by another letter.
- (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 or Ireland) A boor; a low person.
- (obsolete, UK) An idler; a vagabond.
- A churn.
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Macon County, Missouri, United States
- the Kern River in California, USA
- Alternative form of quern [A mill for grinding corn, especially a handmill made of two circular stones.]
verb
- (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.
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Examples of "kern" in Sentences
- The of the firm is Nathaniel Kern.
- Kern suggests that she take the ferry.
- The word kerning is a cognate of corner.
- Kern is a flash in the pan in comparison.
- If they're willing to kill kern over this...
- Kern was a fine passer and a dangerous runner.
- Kern stated It's a remarkable accomplishment...
- It is mounted at the canonical /kern mount point.
- The font and kerning in the rendering is incorrect.
- An impassioned Robeson took the platform to denounce the Kern Emerson position.
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