Part 6242

<h1>Kernel</h1> <Xpage=810>

<hw>Ker"nel</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Kerneled</er> <tt>(?)</tt> &or; <er>Kernelled</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Kerneling</er> &or; <er>Kernelling</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.</def>

<h1>Kerneled, Kernelled</h1> <Xpage=810>

<hw><hw>Ker"neled</hw>, <hw>Ker"nelled</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having a kernel.</def>

<h1>Kernelly</h1> <Xpage=810>

<hw>Ker"nel*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Full of kernels; resembling kernels; of the nature of kernels.</def>

<i>Holland.</i>

<h1>Kerish</h1> <Xpage=810>

<hw>Ker"ish</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Kern</er> a boor.]</ety> <def>Clownish; booorish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "A petty <i>kernish</i> prince."

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Kerolite</h1> <Xpage=810>

<hw>Ker"o*lite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Cerolite</er>.</def>

<h1>Kerosene</h1> <Xpage=810>

<hw>Ker"o*sene`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ wax.]</ety> <def>An oil used for illuminating purposes, formerly obtained from the distillation of mineral wax, bituminous shale, etc., and hence called also <altname>coal oil</altname>. It is now produced in immense quantities, chiefly by the distillation and purification of petroleum. It consists chiefly of several hydrocarbons of the methane series.</def>

<h1>Kers, Kerse</h1> <Xpage=810>

<hw><hw>Kers</hw>, <hw>Kerse</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A cress.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<cs><col>Not worth a kers</col>. <cd>See under <er>Cress</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Kersey</h1> <Xpage=810>

<hw>Ker"sey</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Kerseys</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[Prob. from the town of <ets>Kersey</ets> in Suffolk, Eng.]</ety> <def>A kind of coarse, woolen cloth, usually ribbed, woven from wool of long staple.</def>

<h1>Kerseymere</h1> <Xpage=810>

<hw>Ker"sey*mere</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[For <ets>cassimere</ets>, confounded with <ets>kersey</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Cassimere</er>.</def>

<h1>Kerseynette</h1> <Xpage=810>

<hw>Ker`sey*nette"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Cassinette</er>.</def>

<h1>Kerve</h1> <Xpage=810>

<hw>Kerve</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To carve.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Kerver</h1> <Xpage=810>