Found 2 items, similar to Kern.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Kern Kern n : United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945) [syn: Jerome Kern, Jerome David Kern]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Kern Kern \Kern\, n. [Written also kirn.] [Cf. D. & G. kern kernal, E. kern to harden, kernel.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] 1. Kernel; corn; grain. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. The last handful or sheaf reaped at the harvest. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. The harvest-home. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Kern \Kern\ (k[~e]rn), 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. [1913 Webster] Now for our Irish wars; We must supplant those rough, rug-headed kerns. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Any kind of boor or low-lived person. [Obs.] --Blount. [1913 Webster] 3. (O. Eng. Law) An idler; a vagabond. --Wharton. [1913 Webster] Kern \Kern\, n. (Type Founding) A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body, or shank, such as in certain italic letters. [1913 Webster] Kern \Kern\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kerned; p. pr. & vb. n. Kerning. ] (Type Founding) To form with a kern. See 2d Kern. [1913 Webster] Kern \Kern\, n. [See Churn. ] A churn. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] Kern \Kern\, n. [AS. cweorn, cwyrn. See Quern. ] A hand mill. See Quern. --Johnson. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To take the form of kernels; to granulate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] It is observed that rain makes the salt kern. --Dampier. [1913 Webster]