Definition of kern

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Kern (v. i.) To take the form of kernels; to granulate.

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Hickory :: Hickory (n.) An American tree of the genus Carya, of which there are several species. The shagbark is the C. alba, and has a very rough bark; it affords the hickory nut of the markets. The pignut, or brown hickory, is the C. glabra. The swamp hickory is C. amara, having a nut whose shell is very thin and the kernel bitter..
Zest :: Zest (n.) The woody, thick skin inclosing the kernel of a walnut..
Kern :: Kern (v. i.) To harden, as corn in ripening..
Beakiron :: Beakiron (n.) A bickern; a bench anvil with a long beak, adapted to reach the interior surface of sheet metal ware; the horn of an anvil..
Thresh :: Thresh (v. t.) To beat out grain from, as straw or husks; to beat the straw or husk of (grain) with a flail; to beat off, as the kernels of grain; as, to thrash wheat, rye, or oats; to thrash over the old straw..
Kerneled :: Kerneled (a.) Alt. of Kernelle.
Kerning :: Kerning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ker.
Kern :: Kern (n.) An idler; a vagabond.
Sickerness :: Sickerness (n.) Alt. of Sikernes.
Nutmeg :: Nutmeg (n.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans), a native of the Molucca Islands, but cultivated elsewhere in the tropics..
Nucleiform :: Nucleiform (a.) Formed like a nucleus or kernel.
Kernel :: Kernel (n.) A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh.
Kern :: Kern (n.) A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body, or shank..
Kern :: Kern (v. t.) To form with a kern. See 2d Kern.
Nutshell :: Nutshell (n.) The shell or hard external covering in which the kernel of a nut is inclosed.
Pistachio :: Pistachio (n.) The nut of the Pistacia vera, a tree of the order Anacardiaceae, containing a kernel of a pale greenish color, which has a pleasant taste, resembling that of the almond, and yields an oil of agreeable taste and odor; -- called also pistachio nut. It is wholesome and nutritive. The tree grows in Arabia, Persia, Syria, and Sicily..
Grain :: Grain (n.) A single small hard seed; a kernel, especially of those plants, like wheat, whose seeds are used for food..
Nucleus :: Nucleus (n.) A kernel; hence, a central mass or point about which matter is gathered, or to which accretion is made; the central or material portion; -- used both literally and figuratively..
Kerneling :: Kerneling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Kerne.
Kerned :: Kerned (a.) Having part of the face projecting beyond the body or shank; -- said of type.
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