Kern

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 Transitive verb 1.4 Intransitive verb 1.5 See Also 2 Dutch 2.1 Noun

English

Etymology

• (As verb). Possibly meaning to pack tightly, as in kernels on an ear of maize.

Noun

kern

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

   Quotation

   • c.1599: "O, then belike she was old and gentle; and you rode like a kern of Ireland, your French hose off and in your strait strossers." — Henry V: Ac.3 Sc7, Wm. Shakespeare.

2. In hot-metal printing, a kern is any part of a letter which extends into the space used by another letter.

Transitive verb

kern (kerning, kerned, kerned)

1. To adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of letters (characters or glyphs), particularly in a proportional font (printing).

Intransitive verb

kern (kerning, kerned, kerned)

1. To perform a kerning adjustment.

See Also

• Kerning on Wikipedia.

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Dutch

Noun

kern

1. nucleus

fr:kern io:kern nl:kern pl:kern