kern

noun · verbA1

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noun

Plural noun:

kernskirncurnkerne

1.
(countable, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable)(obsolete or dialect) A corn; grain; kernel.
2.
(countable, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable)(obsolete or dialect) The last handful or sheaf reaped at the harvest.
3.
(countable, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable)(obsolete or dialect) The harvest home.
4.
(countable, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable)(obsolete or dialect) A doll or figurine raised in celebration of a successful harvest; kern-baby.
5.
(hot metal printing, typography) Any part of a letter which extends into the space used by another letter.
6.
(archaic, historical)(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.
7.
(Ireland, obsolete)(obsolete or Ireland) A boor; a low person.
8.
(UK, obsolete)An idler; a vagabond.
9.
(alt of, alternative)Alternative form of quern.
10.
A churn.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

kerns

V_ing/Gerund

kerning

V_ed/pp

kernedkerne

1.
(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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kern-babykern supper

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English curn, cooren, variant forms of corn, see corn and also kern, kerno, cherno, kerne, kern, Kern, kjarni, kjarni, kjerne, kärna; see also kernel.