Kern
[ kurn ]
/ kɜrn /
noun
Jerome (David),1885–1945,
U.S. composer.
a river in E California, in the Sierra Nevada, flowing S and SW to San Joaquin Valley. 155 miles (249 km) long.
British Dictionary definitions for jerome kern (1 of 4)
kern
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kerne
/ (kɜːn) /
noun
the part of the character on a piece of printer's type that projects beyond the body
verb
(tr)
to furnish (a typeface) with a kern
Word Origin for kern
C17: from French
carne corner of type, projecting angle, ultimately from Latin
cardō hinge
British Dictionary definitions for jerome kern (2 of 4)
kern
2
/ (kɜːn) /
noun
a lightly armed foot soldier in medieval Ireland or Scotland
a troop of such soldiers
archaic
a loutish peasant
Word Origin for kern
C14: from Middle Irish
cethern band of foot soldiers, from
cath battle
British Dictionary definitions for jerome kern (3 of 4)
kern
3
/ (kɜːn) /
noun
engineering
the central area of a wall, column, etc, through which all compressive forces pass
Word Origin for kern
from German
Kern core, heart
British Dictionary definitions for jerome kern (4 of 4)
Kern
/ (kɜːn) /
noun
Jerome (David). 1885–1945, US composer of musical comedies, esp Show Boat (1927)