Kern

[Kern]

United States composer of musical comedies (1885 1945)

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A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; -- distinguished from gallowglass, and often used as a term of contempt.

Noun
United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)

n.
A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; -- distinguished from gallowglass, and often used as a term of contempt.

n.
Any kind of boor or low-lived person.

n.
An idler; a vagabond.

n.
A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body, or shank.

v. t.
To form with a kern. See 2d Kern.

n.
A churn.

n.
A hand mill. See Quern.

v. i.
To harden, as corn in ripening.

v. i.
To take the form of kernels; to granulate.

Kern

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

Kern

Kern, n. (Type Founding) A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body, or shank.

Kern

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

Kern

Kern, n. [See Churn. ] A churn. [Prov. Eng.]

Kern

Kern, n. [AS. cweorn, cwyrn. See Quern. ] A hand mill. See Quern. Johnson.

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. 2. To take the form of kernels; to granulate. [Obs.]
It is observed that rain makes the salt kern.

A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; -- distinguished from gallowglass, and often used as a term of contempt.

A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body, or shank.

To form with a kern. See 2d Kern.

A churn.

A hand mill. See Quern.

To harden, as corn in ripening.

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