adj. Having part of the face projecting beyond the body or shank; -- said of type.
v. Simple past tense and past participle of kern.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Having part of the face projecting beyond the body or shank; -- said of type.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Said of a printing-type that has a small projection beyond its body, as the knobs at the ends of f and j.
Word Usage
"When you type the same letters on a computer next to each other the are automatically 'kerned' or 'grouped' so that their individual spaces actually overlap. e. g., TO."