Definition of kern:
°A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient
militia of Ireland and Scotland; often used as a term of contempt.
"c.1599: "O, then belike she was old and gentle; and you rode like a kern of Ireland, your French hose off and in your strait strossers." — Henry V: Ac.3 Sc7, Wm. Shakespeare."
°(hot metal _ printing typography) any part of a letter which extends into the space used by another letter.
°To adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of letters (characters or
glyphs), particularly in a
proportional font (printing).
Definition of kern:
°A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient
militia of Ireland and Scotland; often used as a term of contempt.
"c.1599: "O, then belike she was old and gentle; and you rode like a kern of Ireland, your French hose off and in your strait strossers." — Henry V: Ac.3 Sc7, Wm. Shakespeare."
°(hot metal _ printing typography) any part of a letter which extends into the space used by another letter.
°To adjust the horizontal space between selected pairs of letters (characters or
glyphs), particularly in a
proportional font (printing).