Associations to the word «Kern»

KERN, noun. (obsolete or dialect) A corn; grain; kernel.

KERN, noun. (obsolete or dialect) The last handful or sheaf reaped at the harvest.

KERN, noun. (obsolete or dialect) The harvest home.

KERN, noun. (hot metal printing) (typography) any part of a letter which extends into the space used by another letter.

KERN, 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.

KERN, noun. (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.

KERN, noun. (obsolete) A boor; a low person.

KERN, noun. (obsolete) (UK) (legal) An idler; a vagabond.

KERN, noun. Alternative form of quern

KERN, noun. A churn.

KERN, noun. United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945).

KERN, noun. The part of a metal typeface that projects beyond its body.

KERN, verb. Furnish with a kern.

KERN, verb. Remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters).