See Also: kernel(medicine)
kernel(1)(dictionary)
kernel(2)(dictionary)
kernel(dictionary)
apricot kernel oil(medicine)
kernel blight(medicine)
kernel spot(medicine)
peach kernel oil(medicine)

kernel(2) (iou)



kernel noun2 & verb2. obsolete exc. Hist. Also carnel. ME.
[Old French carnel, quernel (mod. creneau): see CRENEL noun, verb.]
A. noun. An indentation or embrasure in the battlement of a wall; = CRENEL noun. Also (usu. in pl.), battlements. ME-L17.
b. verb trans. Infl. -ll-, -l-. Furnish with embrasures or battlements; crenellate. ME.
kernelled adjective2 (rare) furnished with battlements or embrasures, crenellated E18.