kern

名词 kern:

1. United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)
   同义词：Jerome Kern, Jerome David Kern
2. the part of a metal typeface that projects beyond its body

动词 kern:

1. furnish with a kern
2. remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters)

kern 也作 kerne

n.（名词）
A medieval Scottish or Irish foot soldier.
轻武器步兵：中世纪苏格兰或爱尔兰的步兵
A loutish person.
乡巴佬：一个土里土气的人

来源：
Middle English kerne
中古英语 kerne
from Middle Irish ceithern [band of soldiers]
源自 中古爱尔兰语 ceithern [军队]
from Old Irish
源自 古爱尔兰语

kern
kern 2

n.（名词）
The portion of a typeface that projects beyond the body or shank of a character.
突出部分：铅字的字面突出于字身或字干的部分
v.tr.（及物动词）
kerned,kern.ing,kerns
To provide (type) with a kern.
使（铅字）具有突出部分

来源：
French carne [corner]
法语 carne [角落]
from Old North French
源自 古法国北方方言
from Latin cardô cardin- [hinge]
源自 拉丁语 cardô cardin- [铰链]