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91ker|mess — «KUR mihs», noun. = kermis. (Cf. ↑kermis) …
92ker|mes — «KUR meez», noun. 1. a scale insect, the females of which live on the twigs of certain kinds of oak trees. 2. a red dyestuff made from the dried bodies of these insects, formerly used in medicine. 3. a small evergreen oak on which these insects… …
93ker|mis — «KUR mihs», noun. 1. a fair with games and merrymaking, held in the Netherlands, Belgium, and adjacent regions. 2. any fair or entertainment, usually to raise money for charity. Also, kirmess. ╂[< Dutch kermis < Middle Dutch kermisse <… …
94Ker|mode's bear — «KUR mohdz», = island white bear. (Cf. ↑island white bear) …
95ker|neled — «KUR nuhld», adjective. having a kernel …
96ker|nel — «KUR nuhl», noun. 1. the softer part inside the hard shell of a nut or inside the stone of a fruit: »As brown in hue as hazel nuts and sweeter than the kernels (Shakespeare). 2. the body of a seed within its coating; embryo, and, when present,… …
97ker|o|gen — «KEHR uh juhn», noun. the solid bituminous substance found in oil shale, which yields oil when the shale is heated. ╂[< Greek kērós wax + English gen] …
98ker|plunk — «kuhr PLUHNGK», interjection, adverb. –interj. imitation of a sudden, loud, heavy sound, as of a fall. –adv. with such a sound …
99ker|rie — «KEHR ee», noun. = knobkerrie. (Cf. ↑knobkerrie) …
100ker|sey|mere — «KUR zee mihr», noun. = cassimere. (Cf. ↑cassimere) …
