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Kemb (kĕm), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kembed (kĕmd) or Kempt (kĕmt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. Kembing.] [OE. kemben, AS. cemban, fr. camb comb.] To comb. [Obs.]
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His longe hair was kembed behind his back. Chaucer.
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Kemelin (?), n. [Cf. Prov. E. kemlin, kimlin, kimmel, a salting tub, any tub, kembing a brewing tub, G. kumme bowl, basin, W. cwmman a tub, brewing tub.] A tub; a brewer's vessel. [Obs.] Chaucer.

{ Kemp (kĕmp), Kempty (?), } n. Coarse, rough hair in wool or fur, injuring its quality.
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Kempe (kĕmp�), a. Rough; shaggy. [Obs.] “Kempe hairs.” Chaucer.
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Kemps (kĕmps), n. pl. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) The long flower stems of the ribwort plantain (Plantago Lanceolata). Dr. Prior.
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Kempt (kĕmt; 215), 1. p. p. of ; combed. B. Jonson.
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2. Neatly kept; tidy. Opposite of unkempt.
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Ken (kĕn), n. [Perh. from kennel.] A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves. [Slang, Eng.]
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Ken, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kenned (kĕnd); p. pr. & vb. n. Kenning.] [OE. kennen to teach, make known, know, AS. cennan to make known, proclaim, or rather from the related Icel. kenna to know; akin to D. & G. kennen to know, Goth. kannjan to make known; orig., a causative corresponding to AS. cunnan to know, Goth. kunnan. √45. See to be able, .] 1. To know; to understand; to take cognizance of. [Archaic or Scot.]
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2. To recognize; to descry; to discern. [Archaic or Scot.] “We ken them from afar.” Addison
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'T is he. I ken the manner of his gait. Shak.
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Ken, v. i. To look around. [Obs.] Burton.
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Ken, n. Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge. “Beyond his ken.” Longfellow.
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Above the reach and ken of a mortal apprehension. South.
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It was relief to quit the ken
And the inquiring looks of men. Trench.

{ Kendal green (?), or Kendal. } A cloth colored green by dye obtained from the woad-waxen, formerly used by Flemish weavers at Kendal, in Westmoreland, England. J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
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How couldst thou know these men in Kendal green ? Shak.
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Kennedia, Kennedya n. A genus of Australian woody vines having showy red or purplish flowers.
Syn. -- Kennedia, genus Kennedia, genus Kennedya.
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Kennel (?), n. [See , .] The water course of a street; a little canal or channel; a gutter; also, a puddle. Bp. Hall.
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Kennel, n. [OE. kenel, (assumed) OF. kenil, F. chenil, LL. canile, fr. L. canis a dog. Cf. .] 1. A house for a dog or for dogs, or for a pack of hounds.
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A dog sure, if he could speak, had wit enough to describe his kennel. Sir P. Sidney.
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2. A pack of hounds, or a collection of dogs. Shak.
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3. The hole of a fox or other beast; a haunt.
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Kennel, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kenneled (?) or Kennelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Kennelling.] To lie or lodge; to dwell, as a dog or a fox.
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The dog kenneled in a hollow tree. L'Estrange.
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Kennel, v. t. To put or keep in a kennel. Thomson.
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Kennel coal (?) n. See .
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Kenning (?), n. [See , v. t.] 1. Range of sight. [Obs.] Bacon.
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2. The limit of vision at sea, being a distance of about twenty miles.
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Keno (?), n. [F. quine five winning numbers, fr. L. quini five each, quinque five. See .] A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered. [U. S.]
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Kenogenesis (?), n. [Gr. � new + E. genesis.] (Biol.) Modified evolution, in which nonprimitive characters make their appearance in consequence of a secondary adaptation of the embryo to the peculiar conditions of its environment; -- distinguished from palingenesis. [Written also cenogenesis and cænogenesis.]
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Kenogenetic (?), a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to kenogenesis; as, kenogenetic processes. -- Kenogenetically (#), adv.
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Kenspeckle (?), a. Having so marked an appearance as easily to be recognized. [Scot.]
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Kent bugle (?) prop. n. [Probably named after a Duke of Kent.] (Mus.) A curved bugle, having six finger keys or stops, by means of which the performer can play upon every key in the musical scale; -- called also keyed bugle, and key bugle. Moore.
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Kentle (?), n. [From .] (Com.) A hundred weight; a quintal.
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Kentledge (?), n. [OF. cant edge, corner, D. kant. See edge, angle.] (Naut.) Pigs of iron used for ballast. [Written also kintlidge.]
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Kentucky (?), prop. n. One of the United States.
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Coloq. Kentucky blue grass (Bot.), a valuable pasture and meadow grass (Poa pratensis), found in both Europe and America. See under . -- Coloq. Kentucky coffee tree (Bot.), a tall North American tree (Gymnocladus Canadensis) with bipinnate leaves. It produces large woody pods containing a few seeds which have been used as a substitute for coffee. The timber is very valuable.
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Kenya prop. n. A country in East Africa, formerly a British colony.
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Kenyan prop. n. A native or inhabitant of Kenya.
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Kenyan prop. a. Of or pertaining to Kenya; as, Kenyan mountains; Kenyan coffee.
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2. Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Kenya; as, Kenyan soldiers.
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Kenyapithecus prop. n. A genus of extinct primates having powerful chewing muscles along with large molars and small incisors; its fossils were found in Maboko in Kenya.
Syn. -- genus Kenyapithecus.
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kephalin (kĕfȧlĭn), n. [Gr. kefalh the head; it was supposed by Thudichum to exist in brain tissue.] (Physiol. Chem.) One of a group of phospholipids (nitrogenous phosphorized fatty substances), present in all living cells and particularly noticeable in nervous tissue. Same as , which see.
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kepi (?), n. [F. képi, of G. origin.] A military cap having a close-fitting band, a round flat top sloping toward the front, and a visor. As originally worn by the French in Algeria about 1830 it was tall and stiff with a straight visor. It is now lower, has a curved visor, and is frequently soft.
Syn. -- peaked cap, service cap, yachting cap.
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kept (kĕpt), imp. & p. p. of .
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Coloq. Kept woman , Coloq. Kept mistress , a concubine; a woman supported by a man as his paramour.
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Képviselöház (?), n. [Hung., fr. képviselö representative + ház house.] (Hungary) See .
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keramic (?), a. Same as .
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Keramics (?), n. Same as .
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Keramographic (?), a. [Gr. keramos tile + graph + ic.] Suitable to be written upon; capable of being written upon, as a slate; -- said especially of a certain kind of globe. Scudamore.
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Kerana (?), n. (Mus.) A kind of long trumpet, used among the Persians. Moore (Encyc. of Music).
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Kerargyrite (?), n. See .
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Kerasin (?), n. (Physiol. Chem.) A nitrogenous substance free from phosphorus, supposed to be present in the brain; a body closely related to cerebrin.
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Kerasine (?), a. [Gr. keras horn.] Resembling horn; horny; corneous.
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keratin (?), n. [Gr. keras, -atos, horn.] (Physiol. Chem.) A sulfur-containing fibrous protein constituting the main structural protein of hard epidermal tissues, such as horn, hair, feathers, nails, claws, hoofs, and the like. It is an insoluble substance, and, unlike elastin, is not dissolved even by gastric or pancreatic juice. By decomposition with sulphuric acid it yields leucine and tyrosine plus various other acid-stable amino acids. The amino acid composition varies, but it usually has a high percentage of cystine, which stabilizes and insolubilizes the protein by forming intrachain linkages. A softer form of keratin is present in the epidermis and whalebone. Called also epidermose.
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Keratitis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. keras, -atos, horn + -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the cornea.
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Keratode (?), n. See .
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Keratogenous (?), a. [Gr. keras, -atos, horn + -genous.] Producing horn; as, the keratogenous membrane within the horny hoof of the horse.
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Keratoidea (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. keras, -atos, horn + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Same as .
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Keratome (?), n. [Gr. keras, horn + � to cut.] (Surg.) An instrument for dividing the cornea in operations for cataract.
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Keratonyxis (?), n. [Gr. keras, -atos, horn + � puncture.] (Med.) The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye, and breaking up the opaque mass.
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Keratophyte (?), n. [Gr. keras, -atos, a horn + � a plant.] (Zoöl.) A gorgonian coral having a horny axis.
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Keratosa (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. keras, -atos, a horn.] (Zoöl.) An order of sponges having a skeleton composed of hornlike fibers. It includes the commercial sponges.
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Keratose (?), n. [Gr. keras, -atos, horn.] (Physiol. Chem.) A tough, horny animal substance entering into the composition of the skeleton of sponges, and other invertebrates; -- called also keratode.
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Keratose, a. (Zoöl.) Containing hornlike fibers or fibers of keratose; belonging to the Keratosa.
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Keraunograph (?), n. [Gr. � thunderbolt + graph.] A figure or picture impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere. -- Keraunography (#), n.
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Kerb (?), n. See .
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Kerbstone (?), n. See .
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Kercher (?), n. A kerchief. [Obs.]
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He became . . . white as a kercher. Sir T. North.
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Kerchered (?), a. Covered, or bound round, with a kercher. [Obs.] G. Fletcher.
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Kerchief (?), n.; pl. Kerchiefs (#). [OE. coverchef, OF. cuevrechief, couvrechef, F. couvrechef, a head covering, fr. couvrir to cover + OF. chief head, F. chef. See , , and cf. .] 1. A square of fine linen worn by women as a covering for the head; hence, anything similar in form or material, worn for ornament on other parts of the person; -- mostly used in compounds; as, neckerchief; breastkerchief; and later, handkerchief.
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He might put on a hat, a muffler, and a kerchief, and so escape. Shak.
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Her black hair strained away
To a scarlet kerchief caught beneath her chin. Mrs. Browning.
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2. A lady who wears a kerchief. Dryden.

{ Kerchiefed, Kerchieft } (?), a. Dressed; hooded; covered; wearing a kerchief. Milton.
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Kerf (?), n. [AS. cyrf a cutting off, fr. ceorfan to cut, carve. See .] A notch, channel, or slit made in any material by cutting or sawing.
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Kerite (?), n. [Gr. keras, horn.] A compound in which tar or asphaltum combined with animal or vegetable oils is vulcanized by sulphur, the product closely resembling rubber; -- used principally as an insulating material in telegraphy. Knight.
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Kerl (?), n. See .
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Kermes (?), n. [Ar. & Per. girmiz. See , and cf. .] 1. (Zoöl.) The dried bodies of the females of a scale insect (Kermes ilices formerly Coccus ilicis), allied to the cochineal insect, and found on several species of oak near the Mediterranean; also, the dye obtained from them. They are round, about the size of a pea, contain coloring matter analogous to carmine, and are used in dyeing. They were anciently thought to be of a vegetable nature, and were used in medicine. [Written also chermes.]
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2. (Bot.) A small European evergreen oak (Quercus coccifera) on which the kermes insect (Kermes ilices, formerly Coccus ilicis) feeds. J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
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3. (Zoöl.) [NL.] A genus of scale insects including many species that feed on oaks. The adult female resembles a small gall.
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Coloq. Kermes mineral . (a) (Old Chem.) An artificial amorphous trisulphide of antimony; -- so called on account of its red color. (b) (Med. Chem.) A compound of the trioxide and trisulphide of antimony, used in medicine. This substance occurs in nature as the mineral kermesite.
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Kermesse (?), n. [F.] See .
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Kern (kẽrn), n. [Ir. ceatharnach.Cf. . ] 1. A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; -- distinguished from gallowglass, and often used as a term of contempt. Macaulay.
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Now for our Irish wars;
We must supplant those rough, rug-headed kerns. Shak.
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2. Any kind of boor or low-lived person. [Obs.] Blount.
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3. (O. Eng. Law) An idler; a vagabond. Wharton.
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Kern, n. (Type Founding) A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body, or shank, such as in certain italic letters.
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Kern, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kerned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Kerning. ] (Type Founding) To form with a kern. See 2d .
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Kern, n. [See . ] A churn. [Prov. Eng.]
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Kern, n. [AS. cweorn, cwyrn. See . ] A hand mill. See . Johnson.
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Kern, v. i. [Cf. G. kern kernel, grain; akin to E. corn. See , . ] 1. To harden, as corn in ripening. [Obs.] Carew.
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2. To take the form of kernels; to granulate. [Obs.]
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It is observed that rain makes the salt kern. Dampier.
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Kern (?), n. [Written also kirn.] [Cf. D. & G. kern kernal, E. kern to harden, kernel.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] 1. Kernel; corn; grain.
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2. The last handful or sheaf reaped at the harvest.
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3. The harvest-home.
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Kern baby. A doll or image decorated with corn (grain) flowers, etc., carried in the festivals of a kern, or harvest-home. Called also harvest queen.
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Kerned (kẽrnd), a. (Print.) Having part of the face projecting beyond the body or shank; -- said of type. “In Roman, f and j are the only kerned letters.” MacKellar.
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Kernel (?), n. [OE. kernel, kirnel, curnel, AS. cyrnel, fr. corn grain. See , and cf. to harden.] 1. The essential part of a seed; all that is within the seed walls; the edible substance contained in the shell of a nut; hence, anything included in a shell, husk, or integument; as, the kernel of a nut. See Illust. of .
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'A were as good crack a fusty nut with no kernel Shak.
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2. A single seed or grain; as, a kernel of corn.
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3. A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh.
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4. The central, substantial or essential part of anything; the gist; the core; as, the kernel of an argument.
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Kernel, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kerneled (?) or Kernelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Kerneling or Kernelling.] To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.

{ Kerneled, Kernelled (?) }, a. Having a kernel.
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Kernelly (?), a. Full of kernels; resembling kernels; of the nature of kernels. Holland.
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Kernish (?), a. [From a boor.] Clownish; boorish. [Obs.] “A petty kernish prince.” Milton.
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Kerolite (?), n. (Min.) Same as .
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Kerosene (?), n. [Gr. � wax.] An oil used for illuminating purposes, formerly obtained from the distillation of mineral wax, bituminous shale, etc., and hence called also coal oil. 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, having from 10 to 16 carbon atoms in each molecule, and having a higher boiling point (175 - 325° C) than gasoline or the petroleum ethers, and a lower boling point than the oils.
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{ Kers, Kerse (?) }, n. A cress. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Coloq. Not worth a kers . See under .
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Kersey (?), n.; pl. Kerseys (#). [Prob. from the town of Kersey in Suffolk, Eng.] A kind of coarse, woolen cloth, usually ribbed, woven from wool of long staple.
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Kerseymere (?), n. [For cassimere, confounded with kersey.] See .
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Kerseynette (?), n. See .
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Kerseys, n. pl. Varieties of kersey; also, trousers made of kersey.
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Kerve (?), v. t. To carve. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Kerver (?), n. A carver. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Kesar (?), n. See . [Obs.] Spenser.
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Keslop (kĕslŏp), n. [AS. cēselib, or cȳslyb, milk curdled; cf. G. käselab, käselippe. See , and cf. .] The stomach of a calf, prepared for rennet. Halliwell.
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Kess (?), v. t. To kiss. [Obs.] Chaucer
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Kest (?), imp. of . [Obs.]
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Kestrel (kĕstrĕl), n. [See .] (Zoöl.) A small, slender European hawk (Falco alaudarius), allied to the sparrow hawk. Its color is reddish fawn, streaked and spotted with white and black. Also called windhover and stannel. The name is also applied to other allied species.
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☞ This word is often used in contempt, as of a mean kind of hawk. “Kites and kestrels have a resemblance with hawks.” Bacon.
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Ket (kĕt), n. [Icel. kjöt flesh; akin to Sw. kött, Dan. kjöd.] Carrion; any filth. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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Keta (?), n. [Perh. of Amer. Indian origin.] (Zoöl.) A small salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) of inferior value, which in the autumn runs up all the larger rivers between San Francisco and Kamchatka.
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Ketch (kĕch), n. [Prob. corrupted fr. Turk. qāīq : cf. F. caiche. Cf. .] (Naut.) 1. An almost obsolete form of sailing vessel, with a mainmast and a mizzenmast, -- usually from one hundred to two hundred and fifty tons burden.
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2. (Naut.) In modern usage, a sailing vessel having two masts, with the main mast taller than the aftermost, or mizzen, mast.
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Coloq. Bomb ketch . See under .
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Ketch, n. A hangman. See .
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Ketch, v. t. [See .] To catch. [Now obs. in spelling, and colloq. in pronunciation.]
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To ketch him at a vantage in his snares. Spenser.
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ketchup (?) (?), n. [Probably of East Indian origin, because it was originally a kind of East Indian pickles. Cf. also Malay kĕchap fish sauce. MW10.] A pureed table sauce made predominantly from tomatoes, flavored with onions, sugar, salt and spices; called also tomato ketchup. The term is also applied to pureed sauces containing mushrooms, walnuts, etc., being called in such cases mushroom ketchup, walnut ketchup, etc. [Written also catsup and catchup.]
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Ketine (?), n. [See .] (Chem.) One of a series of organic bases obtained by the reduction of certain isonitroso compounds of the ketones. In general they are unstable oily substances having a pungent aromatic odor.
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Ketmie (?), n. (Bot.) The name of certain African species of Hibiscus, cultivated for the acid of their mucilage. [Written also ketmia.]
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Ketol (kētōl), n. [Ketone + indol.] (Chem.) One of a series of series of complex nitrogenous substances, represented by methyl ketol and related to indol.
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Coloq. Methyl ketol , a weak organic base, obtained as a white crystalline substance having the odor of fæces.
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Ketone (kētōn), n. [Cf. .] (Chem.) One of a large class of organic substances resembling the aldehydes, obtained by the distillation of certain salts of organic acids and consisting of carbonyl (CO) united with two hydrocarbon radicals. In general the ketones are colorless volatile liquids having a pungent ethereal odor.
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☞ The ketones are named by adding the suffix-one to the stems of the organic acids from which they are respectively derived; thus, acetic acid gives acetone; butyric acid, butyrone, etc.
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