3. A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a
concretion or hard lump in the flesh.
4. The central, substantial or essential part of anything; the gist;
the core; as, the kernel of an argument.
Ker"nel, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kerneled (?) or Kernelled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Kerneling or Kernelling.] To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce
kernels.
{ Ker"neled, Ker"nelled (?) }, a. Having a kernel.
Ker"nel*ly (?), a. Full of kernels; resembling kernels; of the nature
of kernels. Holland.
Kern"ish (?), a. [From Kern a boor.] Clownish; boorish. [Obs.] "A petty
kernish prince." Milton.
Ker"o*lite (?), n. (Min.) Same as Cerolite.
Ker"o*sene` (?), 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.
{ Kers, Kerse (?) }, n. A cress. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Not worth a kers. See under Cress.
Ker"sey (?), 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.
Ker"sey*mere (?), n. [For cassimere, confounded with kersey.] See
Cassimere.
Ker`sey*nette" (?), n. See Cassinette.
Kerve (?), v. t. To carve. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Kerv"er (?), n. A carver. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Ke"sar (?), n. See Kaiser. [Obs.] Spenser.
Kes"lop (ks"lp), n. [AS. cselib, or cslyb, milk curdled; cf. G.
käselab, käselippe. See Cheese, and cf.Cheeselep.] The stomach of a
calf, prepared for rennet. Halliwell.