( n. )
A kernel; hence, a central mass or point about which matter is gathered, or to which accretion is made; the central or material portion; -- used both literally and figuratively.
( n. )
A kernel; hence, a central mass or point about which matter is gathered, or to which accretion is made; the central or material portion; -- used both literally and figuratively.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012