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Sponsored by Sen. John W. Kern (D) of Indiana, the Kern Amendment amended the Clayton Anti-Trust Act of 1914 by forbidding a Director, officer, or employee
Kern_Amendment
American politician (1849–1917)
Colorado. Kern advocated direct popular election of senators and helped enact the Seventeenth Amendment to establish it in 1913. However, when Kern sought
John_W._Kern
1915-1917 U.S. Congress
United States severs diplomatic relations with Germany May 15, 1916: Kern Amendment May 29, 1916: Fraudulent Advertising Act of 1916 May 31, 1916: Tillman
64th_United_States_Congress
City in California, United States
Bakersfield is a city in and the county seat of Kern County, California, United States. The city covers about 151 sq mi (390 km2) near the southern end
Bakersfield,_California
Successful referendum on banning same-sex marriage
Prop 8, was a California ballot proposition and a state constitutional amendment intended to ban same-sex marriage. It passed in the November 2008 California
2008_California_Proposition_8
Amendment to California's Constitution
Proposition 50, officially known as the Election Rigging Response Act, is an amendment to the constitution of the U.S. state of California, which was passed
2025 California Proposition 50
2025_California_Proposition_50
American privately-held holding company
Resources to the agribusiness-dominated Kern County Water Authority, and from there to the Kern Water Bank Authority. The Kern Water Bank Authority consists of
The_Wonderful_Company
American judge (born 1944)
Terence Curtis Kern (born September 25, 1944) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of
Terence_C._Kern
Referendum
Duncan was the primary author of the amendment, with Mike Reynolds, Ann Coody, Sue Tibbs, David Derby, Sally Kern, Randy Terrill, John Enns, Mike Christian
2010 Oklahoma State Question 755
2010_Oklahoma_State_Question_755
Proposed county in California, United States
Mojave and California City in Kern County. In an effort to place the vote on the ballot, Knight planned to draft an amendment to the California Constitution
High Desert County, California
High_Desert_County,_California
American politician
defeating fellow Democrat Kern County Supervisor Leticia Perez with 60% of the vote. The district is majority Latino and located within Kern County. She was re-elected
Jasmeet_Bains
Successful referendum on enshrining reproductive rights in the state constitution
authored commentary supportive of the amendment in a CalMatters article on September 23. Right to Life of Kern County executive director Judy Goad wrote
2022_California_Proposition_1
American politician (born 1973)
led the campaign that passed the Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment (Legacy Amendment) to the Minnesota Constitution. Martin later served as the executive
Ken_Martin
American politician and diplomat (1903–2001)
as the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Mansfield voted in favor of the initial Senate amendment to the Civil
Mike_Mansfield
2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022. "Trump backing Wendy Rogers and Anthony Kern makes them the future of the GOP (Doesn't it?)". Donald Trump dives into
List of political endorsements by Donald Trump
List_of_political_endorsements_by_Donald_Trump
Proposed change to congressional districts
Proposition 50 – Amendment to California's Constitution 2025 Texas redistricting – Mid-decade change to congressional district boundaries Kern, Ceilidh (September
2025_Missouri_redistricting
American lawyer and politician (1928–2019)
Constitution, and in that role authored two constitutional amendments: the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution—which establishes procedures
Birch_Bayh
Referendum granting women the right to vote
Proposition 4 of 1911 (or Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 8) was an amendment of the Constitution of California that granted women the right to vote
1911_California_Proposition_4
President of the United States in 1881
Doenecke 1981, pp. 148–149. Ohio A History of the Buckeye State By Kevin F. Kern, Gregory S. Wilson, 2023 P.265-266 The Presidencies of James A. Garfield
James_A._Garfield
American labor leader (born 1930)
infrastructure projects. In 2016, the DHF was one of the plaintiffs in a suit against Kern High School District (KHSD), alleging that Black and Latino students were
Dolores_Huerta
Frankish civil law code
Press. p. 141. Drew 1991, p. 20. Kern 1880, Prologue. Kern 1880, p. xiv. Young & Gloning 2004, p. 56. Kern 1880, p. xv. Kern 1880, p. xvii. Hans Henning Hoff
Salic_law
Mountain range in the United States
The southern third of the range is drained by the Kings, Kaweah, Tule, and Kern rivers, which flow into the endorheic basin of Tulare Lake, which rarely
Sierra_Nevada
majority of electoral votes (at least 270 out of 538, since the Twenty-third Amendment granted voting rights to citizens of D.C.) is then elected to that office
United States presidential election
United_States_presidential_election
American law firm
the AmLaw 100. The firm was founded in 1965 by Herbert Wachtell and Jerry Kern, who were joined shortly after by Martin Lipton, Leonard Rosen, and George
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Wachtell,_Lipton,_Rosen_&_Katz
President of the United States from 1865 to 1869
pattern for the remainder of his presidency. Johnson opposed the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave citizenship to former slaves. In
Andrew_Johnson
(Democratic) County boards of supervisors Fresno County Board of Supervisors Kern County Board of Supervisors Orange County Board of Supervisors Placer County
2024 California Proposition 36
2024_California_Proposition_36
Retrieved November 11, 2022. Stolton, Samuel; Kayali, Laura; Scott, Mark; Kern, Rebecca; Chatterjee, Mohar (November 4, 2022). "Elon Musk plunges Twitter
Twitter_under_Elon_Musk
American politician (1917–2010)
Marriage Amendment and argued that it was unnecessary because the states already had the power to ban gay marriages. However, when the amendment came to
Robert_Byrd
American politician (1929–2007)
version of the Human Life Amendment in which Eagleton was most involved, the Hatch-Eagleton Human Life Federalism Amendment, was the only one to receive
Thomas_Eagleton
Referendum increasing legislative salaries
1908 California Amendment 14 was a proposed amendment to the Constitution of California to increase the salaries of governor from $6,000 to $10,000, lieutenant
1908_California_Amendment_14
Austrian and American bodybuilder, actor and politician (born 1947)
opposing Proposition 66, a proposed amendment of the Californian Three Strikes Law, in November 2004. This amendment would have required the third felony
Arnold_Schwarzenegger
Executive department of California, US
counties). District 12 (Orange County) is the only district with one county. Kern County is the only county in multiple districts, split between Districts
Caltrans
is possible, but would require the use of a connection point called the Kern River Intertie that is rarely used, and would require significant planning
2025 water release from Lake Kaweah and Lake Success
2025_water_release_from_Lake_Kaweah_and_Lake_Success
Country in Europe
Education. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020. Kern, Heinrich (2010). "Humboldt's educational ideal and modern academic education"
Germany
two largest law enforcement agencies in Kern County, California, the Bakersfield Police Department and the Kern County Sheriff's Department. Labeled the
Kamala Harris as Attorney General of California
Kamala_Harris_as_Attorney_General_of_California
United States federal law
States federal law, enacted on September 7, 1916. Sponsored by Sen. John W. Kern (D) of Indiana and Rep. Daniel J. McGillicuddy (D) of Maine, it established
Federal Employees' Compensation Act
Federal_Employees'_Compensation_Act
Season of the American television drama series House of Cards
Hampshire who has many years experience on education. Kevin Kilner as Michael Kern, a Senator from Colorado and candidate for the post of Secretary of State
House_of_Cards_season_1
Vice President of the United States from 1909 to 1912
margin over the Democratic ticket of William Jennings Bryan and John W. Kern. At first, Sherman and Taft found themselves at odds over both tariff policy
James_S._Sherman
Representative of Nebraska William Jennings Bryan and his running mate John W. Kern of Indiana. Taft won the state by a margin of 23.76 percentage points. William
1908 United States presidential election in South Dakota
1908_United_States_presidential_election_in_South_Dakota
President of the United States from 2009 to 2017
sponsored an amendment to the Defense Authorization Act to add safeguards for personality-disorder military discharges. This amendment passed the full
Barack_Obama
Proposition 3. 2008 California Proposition 8 2024 Colorado Amendment J 2024 Hawaii Amendment 1 2024 United States ballot measures List of California ballot
2024_California_Proposition_3
Position within some political parties
in about 1900. In the Senate, the position was created in 1913 by John W. Kern, chair of the Democratic caucus, when he appointed J. Hamilton Lewis as the
Whip_(politics)
People formerly enslaved in the Cherokee Nation and descendants
recover the funds paid to Freedmen in 1894–1896 under the Kern-Clifton Roll. It held that the Kern-Clifton Roll was valid for only that distribution, and
Cherokee_Freedmen
U.S. state
oil, California also refines some of its own oil, primarily drilled from Kern County. With the busiest port in the country (Los Angeles), California plays
California
Most populous county in the United States
statehood in 1850. The county originally included parts of what are now Kern, San Bernardino, Riverside, Inyo, Tulare, Ventura, and Orange counties. In
Los Angeles County, California
Los_Angeles_County,_California
likely voters V – unclear Partisan clients Poll sponsored by Bush's campaign Kern, Ceilidh (September 28, 2025). "Missouri governor signs new congressional
2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri
2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Missouri
President of the United States from 1993 to 2001
that DOMA was intended to "head off an attempt to send a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage to the states", a possibility he described as highly
Bill_Clinton
2021–2025 U.S. presidential administration
January 2025, Biden declared the lapsed Equal Rights Amendment ratified as the "28th Amendment" to the constitution. However, the declaration has no
Presidency_of_Joe_Biden
American suffragist (1815–1902)
Anthony, Vol 1. Indianapolis & Kansas City: The Bowen-Merrill Company, 1899. Kern, Kathi. Mrs. Stanton's Bible. Cornell University Press; Ithaca, NY, 2001
Elizabeth_Cady_Stanton
1939 film by Victor Fleming
Selznick, his wife, Irene, investor John "Jock" Whitney, and film editor Hal Kern drove to Riverside, California, to watch a rough cut at the Fox Theatre,
Gone_with_the_Wind_(film)
minority. John W. Kern was a Democratic senator from Indiana. While the title was not official, the Senate website identifies Kern as the first Senate
Party leaders of the United States Senate
Party_leaders_of_the_United_States_Senate
American lifestyle and entertainment magazine
Ms. Hefner was succeeded by company director and media veteran Jerome H. Kern as interim CEO, who was in turn succeeded by publisher Scott Flanders. The
Playboy
Political party in the United States
be defined at the state level and it repudiated the Federal Marriage Amendment. John Kerry, the Democratic presidential nominee in 2004, did not support
Democratic Party (United States)
Democratic_Party_(United_States)
President of the United States from 1945 to 1953
tie-breaking vote as president of the Senate, against a Robert A. Taft amendment that would have blocked the postwar delivery of Lend-Lease Act items contracted
Harry_S._Truman
President of the United States from 1913 to 1921
for the amendment." Meanwhile, the Japanese delegation wanted the transcript to show that a clear majority had been voted for the amendment. The Covenant
Woodrow_Wilson
American reality documentary police series
Amendment issues, the court ruled unanimously in this case that the authorities' accommodation of the media intrusion violated the Fourth Amendment.
Cops_(TV_program)
Ukrainian-American politician (born 1978)
producers. Several agricultural industry groups objected, calling the amendment "frivolous" because federal funds are not used for the checkoff programs
Victoria_Spartz
Chief Justice of the United States from 1953 to 1969
Warren grew up. Though not an exceptional student, Warren graduated from Kern County High School in 1908. Hoping to become a trial lawyer, Warren enrolled
Earl_Warren
President of the United States from 1961 to 1963
tough Taft–Hartley amendments requested by President Eisenhower. It survived Senate floor attempts to include Taft-Hartley amendments and passed but was
John_F._Kennedy
Tax administration agency of California, United States
Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas
California State Board of Equalization
California_State_Board_of_Equalization
California murder case
matching the white pickup truck seen on the surveillance video. On July 7, the Kern Country District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer filed 12 felony charges against
Murder_of_Patricia_Alatorre
American police chief (1926–2010)
along with two dozen or so other plaintiffs, later sued the LAPD on First Amendment grounds in CAPA v. Gates. The lawsuit exposed the unlawful harassment
Daryl_Gates
measures 1914 Amendment 13 1976 Amendment 5 1999 Proposition B 2004 Amendment 2 2006 Amendment 2 2018 Proposition A 2020 Amendment 2 2022 Amendment 3 2024 Amendment
2024 Missouri House of Representatives election
2024_Missouri_House_of_Representatives_election
President of the United States from 1933 to 1945
Seventeenth Amendment in 1913. Attributed to multiple sources: Roosevelt was the last president inaugurated on March 4. The Twentieth Amendment changed presidential
Franklin_D._Roosevelt
American politician (1860–1925)
ballot of the 1908 Democratic National Convention. He was joined by John W. Kern, a former state senator from the swing state of Indiana. Bryan campaigned
William_Jennings_Bryan
Jacksonian Democracy in the 1820s. Prior to the ratification of the 12th Amendment in 1804, electors cast two votes for president rather than one vote for
List of United States major party presidential tickets
List_of_United_States_major_party_presidential_tickets
American politician (born 1940)
the annual presidential waiver for China under the Jackson-Vanik Amendment, an amendment to the Trade Act of 1974 that required the president to inform
Nancy_Pelosi
American singer-songwriter (1937–2016)
once used by his musical heroes." Haggard's last recording, a song called "Kern River Blues", described his departure from Bakersfield in the late 1970s
Merle_Haggard
Caucus in the US House of Representatives
The Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment is a congressional caucus affiliated with the Democratic Party in the United States House of Representatives
Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment
Congressional_Caucus_for_the_Equal_Rights_Amendment
Name list
Todd Karns, American actor Todd Kelly, Australian race car driver Todd Kerns, Canadian musician Todd Kessler, American television producer Todd Ellis
Todd_(given_name)
American actor (1915–2004)
entitled "Al Bundy, Shoe Dick". Randolph co-starred with Alec Guinness, Leo McKern, Jeanne Moreau and Lauren Bacall, in the BBC production of A Foreign Field
John_Randolph_(actor)
(2015–2019) and chair of the Texas Republican Party (2021–2024) Anthony Kern, former Arizona's SD-27 (2023–2025) Individuals Dan K. Eberhart, businessman
2026 United States Senate election in Texas
2026_United_States_Senate_election_in_Texas
City in Texas, United States
area. Historic districts Kern Place and Sunset Heights are in this part of town. Kern Place was founded in 1914 by Peter E. Kern, for whom the neighborhood
El_Paso,_Texas
President of the United States from 1829 to 1837
Representatives held a contingent election under the terms of the Twelfth Amendment. The amendment specifies that only the top three electoral vote-winners are eligible
Andrew_Jackson
U.S. state
People. Columbus, OH: The Ohio State University Press. ISBN 0-8142-0899-1 Kern, Kevin F., and Gregory S. Wilson. (2013) Ohio: A History of the Buckeye State
Ohio
Welsh painter and lithographer
lithographs made in the first two decades of the 20th century. In 2001, Steven Kern published The Rival of Painting: the lithographs of Albert Belleroche. Belleroche's
Albert_de_Belleroche
Macmillan. volume 1 ch 31–34 Roberts, George C. “Woodrow Wilson, John W. Kern and the 1916 Indiana Election: Defeat of a Senate Majority Leader.” presidential
1916 United States presidential election
1916_United_States_presidential_election
American actress and model (1930–1977)
1955. In Chicago Syndicate, her first film for Columbia, Hayes played Joyce Kern – alias Sue Morton – who seeks vengeance for the death of her father at the
Allison_Hayes
2025, for conduct relating to the Trump fake electors plot. Anthony T. Kern Kern was preemptively pardoned in a presidential proclamation announced November
List of people granted executive clemency in the second Trump presidency
List_of_people_granted_executive_clemency_in_the_second_Trump_presidency
American politician (born 1950)
Appropriations Committee voted to block an amendment allowing Dubai Ports World to operate some terminals at U.S. ports, an amendment that was inserted into the emergency
Chuck_Schumer
Chancellor of Austria (2017–2019, 2020–2021)
Kurz cabinet repealed a general smoking ban enacted by its predecessor, the Kern cabinet, which was slated to take effect on 1 May 2018. The reversal was
Sebastian_Kurz
American politician (born 1972)
conference on December 11, 1984, in the den of O'Rourke's boyhood home in Kern Place. In eighth grade, O'Rourke was introduced to punk rock through the
Beto_O'Rourke
2024 United States Supreme Court case
States Supreme Court cases related to protected speech under the First Amendment and content moderation by interactive service providers on the Internet
Moody_v._NetChoice,_LLC
Book by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Amendment to the U. S. Constitution. They asked, "Are you willing for women who hold these views to become political powers in our country?" Ms. Kern
The_Woman's_Bible
Major American newspaper, founded 1847
editor from February 2001 until stepping down on July 17, 2008. Gerould W. Kern was named the paper's editor in July 2008. In early August 2008, managing
Chicago_Tribune
American politician (1932–2019)
constitutional amendment authorizing periods in public school for silent prayer and Reagan's unsuccessful proposal for a constitutional amendment permitting
Richard_Lugar
American stand-up comedian, actor, and podcast host (born 1963)
April 2, 2020 – via YouTube. "How Comedy Works with Wende Curtis and Rick Kerns - Episode 30: Joey Diaz". Libsyn. September 2, 2016. Retrieved April 2,
Joey_Diaz
the Supreme Court was interpreting the due process clause of the 14th Amendment and the doctrine of "freedom of contract" to forestall necessary reform
1912 United States presidential election
1912_United_States_presidential_election
State after Frank brings about the downfall of the previous nominee Michael Kern. Gavin Orsay (Jimmi Simpson) is a computer hacker, formerly working for the
List of House of Cards (American TV series) characters
List_of_House_of_Cards_(American_TV_series)_characters
American politician (born 1966)
introduced an amendment that would make attacks against military veterans a hate crime. Wasserman Schultz remarked on the amendment: I'm from a state
Debbie_Wasserman_Schultz
American daily newspaper
the stem of the A sloping away from the E. The Times reused the tight kerning for "Biden Beats Trump" and Trump's second impeachment, which simply read
The_New_York_Times
Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020. Kerns, Christopher (April 9, 2020). "It's (nearly) official: Biden vs. Trump.
2020 United States presidential election
2020_United_States_presidential_election
President of the United States from 2021 to 2025
January 2025, Biden declared the lapsed Equal Rights Amendment ratified as the "28th Amendment" to the constitution. The declaration has no formal effect
Joe_Biden
American political commentator and journalist (born 1970)
prevalence of firearms and constitutional protections under the Second Amendment. She stated that "the bad guys are the ones who get them. You would just
Megyn_Kelly
Major force in capitalist economies
Studies, ed. Simon J. Bronner (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015), online. Kern-Foxworth, Marilyn. Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben, and Rastus: Blacks in Advertising
History_of_advertising
Russian composer (1840–1893)
A Biography. New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0-679-42006-4. Holoman, D. Kern, "Instrumentation and orchestration, 4: 19th century". In The New Grove Dictionary
Pyotr_Ilyich_Tchaikovsky
Christian college in Hillsdale, Michigan, US
humanitarian, and founder of the "Universidad Francisco Marroquín" Clara Kern Bayliss (1871, 1874), first woman to graduate from Hillsdale, became writer
Hillsdale_College
Referendum banning same-sex marriage
Oklahoma Question 711 of 2004, was an amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution that defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman, thus rendering recognition
2004 Oklahoma State Question 711
2004_Oklahoma_State_Question_711
introduced Assembly Constitutional Amendment 2 to the California State Legislature. The constitutional amendment would have amended the constitution
Capital punishment in California
Capital_punishment_in_California
Representative William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska and his running mate John W. Kern of Indiana. They defeated the Republican candidates, United States Secretary
1908 United States presidential election in Alabama
1908_United_States_presidential_election_in_Alabama
KERN AMENDMENT
KERN AMENDMENT
Female
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Qeren, KEREN means "horn (of an animal)." Also a short form of Keren-happuch, meaning "horn of antimony," a black paint used for eye-shadow.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name for someone from either of two places named Kenn, in Devon and Avon, both of which take their name from the streams on which they stand.English : from Anglo-French ken, chen ‘dog’ (Old French chien), possibly applied as a nickname or as a metonymic name for someone who kept hunting dogs.Perhaps also a respelling of German Kenn, either from a short form of the personal name Konrad or a habitational name from Kenn, near Trier.
Male
English
Short form of English Kenneth, KEN means both "born of fire" and "comely; finely made." Also used as a nickname for other names that begin with Ken-. Compare with another form of Ken.
Boy/Male
Gaelic
Little dark.
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
From a Fern Plant
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word fern, from Old English fearn, FERN means "fern," a type of leafy plant. The name was first used in the 19th century when flower, plant or other "dainty" names were popular.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, German, Greek
A Fern Plant; Darling; Feather
Male
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Cian, KEAN means "ancient, distant."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Keren-happuch, KEREN-HAPUCH means "horn of antimony," a black paint used for eye-shadow.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced form of McCarron.German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from Middle High German kerne ‘kernel’, ‘seed’, ‘pip’; Middle Dutch kern(e), keerne; German Kern or Yiddish kern ‘grain’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a farmer, or a nickname for a small person. As a Jewish surname, it is mainly ornamental.English : probably a metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of hand mills, from Old English cweorn ‘hand mill’, or a habitational name for someone from Kern in the Isle of Wight, named from this word.
Girl/Female
Australian, Portuguese
Fern
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : variant spelling of Keane.English : variant spelling of Keen.
Male
English
Short form of English Vernon, VERN means "place of alder trees."
Girl/Female
English American Greek
A green plant that loves shade. Fern.
Male
English
Short form of English Ernest, ERN means "battle (to the death), serious business."
Male
English
Scottish surname transferred to English forename use, KERR means "from the marshland."
Male
Turkish
Turkish name GÖKER means "man of the sky."
Male
Japanese
(1-å¥, 2-謙, 3-ç ”) Japanese name KEN means 1) "healthy, strong" or 2) "modest," or 3) "study." Compare with another form of Ken.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Eldest Brother of Pandavas; Son of Sun; Warrior Karn
Female
English
Feminine variant spelling of English unisex Kerry, KERI means "Ciar's people."Â
KERN AMENDMENT
KERN AMENDMENT
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Priceless Elixir
Boy/Male
Gaelic
Ancient.
Girl/Female
Greek
Harmonious.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Name of Lord dutta
Male
Iranian/Persian
Variant spelling of Persian Kambujiya, probably KAMBOUJIYA means "handsome king."
Girl/Female
British, English, Finnish, French, Latin
Valley; Usually with a Stream; Strong
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from a place called Venables in Eure, France, probably named with Late Latin venabulum ‘hunting ground’ (a derivative of venari ‘to hunt’).American bearers of this name are descended from Abraham Venables, who came to VA from England in or before 1687.
Girl/Female
Indian
Knowledge; Information; Experience; Thought
Female
Hebrew
(× Ö´×¡Ö¸×”) Variant spelling of Hebrew Nisa, NISSA means "to test."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Son of the River
KERN AMENDMENT
KERN AMENDMENT
KERN AMENDMENT
KERN AMENDMENT
KERN AMENDMENT
superl.
Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a razor with a keen edge.
n.
A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body, or shank.
n.
A churn.
n.
A hand mill. See Quern.
superl.
Eager; vehement; fierce; as, a keen appetite.
v. i.
To take the form of kernels; to granulate.
superl.
Acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen look; keen features.
n.
Any kind of boor or low-lived person.
n.
A tern.
imp. & p. p.
of Kern
n.
A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; -- distinguished from gallowglass, and often used as a term of contempt.
superl.
Piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; -- applied to cold, wind, etc, ; as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen.
v. t.
To form with a kern. See 2d Kern.
v. i.
To harden, as corn in ripening.
superl.
Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe; as, keen satire or sarcasm.
n.
An idler; a vagabond.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Kern