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kern(dictionary)
kern(4)(dictionary)
kern(3)(dictionary)
kern(1)(dictionary)
Kern, Jerome(dictionary)
Kern Valley Hospital(health)
Kern Medical Center(health)
KERN Credit Union(finance)
Kern, Jerome (David)(encyclopedia)

kern(4) (iou)



kern verb1. obsolete exc. dial. ME.
[from Germanic base of CORN noun1: prob. already in Old English.]
verb intrans. Of corn: form the hard grains in the ear, seed. ME.
verb trans. Cause to granulate; make (salt) into grains. L16-E18.
b. Sprinkle or preserve with salt. E17-L19.
verb intrans. Of salt etc.: crystallize in grains, become granular. M17.