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Definition of "kern" []

  • A medieval Scottish or Irish foot soldier. (noun)
  • A loutish person. (noun)
  • The portion of a typeface that projects beyond the body or shank of a character. (noun)
  • To provide (type) with a kern. (verb-transitive)
  • To adjust space between (characters) in typeset text. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "kern" in a sentence
  • "Tåkern is quite a large lake and in olden times it must have been larger still."
  • "They must know that Tåkern is the wild ducks 'property."
  • "Tåkern is certainly the largest and choicest bird lake in the whole country; and the birds may count themselves lucky so long as they own such a retreat."