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kerned

kerned adjective: having part of the face projecting beyond the body or shank; -- said of type. Also the simple past and past participle of kern.

Adjective

kerned

  1. Having part of the face projecting beyond the body or shank; -- said of type.

Also used as

kerned is also the simple past and past participle of kern.

Origin of kerned

From kern (“projection of type”) + -ed.

See kern (verb).

Words formed from kerned

Questions about kerned

What does kerned mean?
Kerned means having part of the face projecting beyond the body or shank; -- said of type.
What part of speech is kerned?
Kerned is an adjective.

Words near kerned in the dictionary

  1. Kernans
  2. Kernbergian
  3. Kernbergians
  4. kerne
  5. Kerne Bridge
  6. kerned
  7. kernei
  8. kernel
  9. kernel corn
  10. kernel hacker
  11. kernel hackers

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