part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters
to form or furnish with a kern, as a type or letter
to remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters) in preparation for printing
the central area of any horizontal section of a wall, column, etc., within which the resultant forces of all compressive loads must pass if there is to be only compression at that point
to be formed with a projecting typeface [v KERNED, KERNING, KERNS]
(of a tree or plant) to produce or form kernels, hard grain, or seed
to cause to granulate, esp. to granulate salt
to cover with crystalline grains of salt; salt (meat)
a light-armed foot soldier of medieval Ireland or Scotland