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What does kern mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word kern? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (obsolete or dialect) A corn; grain; kernel.
  2. (obsolete or dialect) The last handful or sheaf reaped at the harvest.
  3. (obsolete or dialect) The harvest home.
Noun
  1. (hot metal printing, typography) any part of a letter which extends into the space used by another letter.
Verb
  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.
Noun
  1. (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.
  2. (obsolete) A boor; a low person.
  3. (obsolete, Britain, law) An idler; a vagabond.
Noun
  1. Alternative form of quern
Noun
  1. A churn.
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