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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'Kern' Resulted in 2 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 2 Definitions Kern noun m (plural Kerns) A type of medieval Irish soldier Etymology: Middle Irish Ceithernn to Middle English Kerne to English Kern       kern noun  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 of Ireland, your French hose off and in your strait strossers." — Henry V: Ac.3 Sc7, Wm. Shakespeare. In hot-metal printing, a is any part of a letter which extends into the space used by another letter. Etymology:  (As verb). Possibly meaning to pack tightly, as in kernels on an ear of maize.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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