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Kaolin. White burning clay com­pounded almost wholly of. silica, .alumina, and chemically combined water with a slight percentage of fluxing material such as iron. Kao­lin is used as a filler for paper, and in the manufacture of porcelain, tiles, etc. Also called "china clay."
Kapok. (Uphol.) A silky fiber cover­ing a seeds of the tropical tree; used ext~nsively as a filler for pil­lows and mattresses.
Karat. (Jewelery) A unit of measure for specifying purity of gold, Pure gold is 24 karat; gold of 14K is 14/24 gold and 10/24 alloy metals.
Kas. (Furn.) A large Dutch cabinet or cupboard.
Kauri gum. An amberlike resin vary­ing from light cream to brownish yellow in colour; the result of exidation from trees. It is dug in large quantities from the ground in New Zealand. Used extensively in the manufacture of varnish.
Keep down. (Print.) To use lowercase letters as much as possible.
Keeper. (Elec.) The bar of soft iron placed across the poles of a perma­nent horseshpe magnet to prevent loss of magnetism.
Keep in.To condense contract or space closely keep.s test for hardnesss of metals.An automatic recording appartus depending on a definite number of revolutions of a steel drill presse against the test piece with standard force.
Keep up.The free use of capital letters.
kella stone.A stucco with crushed finish.
Kelvin A system of measuring light by temparature.light for colour photography must be 3200 deg kelvin in TV studios it isually is above 3200 kelvin.
Kemp.Dead wool fibres or coarse inferiors which will not dye well.

Kennedy key to key seat
Kennedy key. (Mach.) Two square­bodied keys so placed that diagonal comers intersect the circumference of the bore. Used for heavy work.
Kerf. The cut made by a saw. Kerlin. (Wood wkg.) Cutting grooves, or kerfs, across a board to make it flexible for bending. The kerfs are cut about two-third of the '!lay through the board.
Kerite. A vulcanized insulating com­pound of tar or asphaltum and ani­mal or vegetable oil, used in place of rubber.
Kern. (Print.) That portion of a letter which overhangs the type body, or shank, as in f and j. Such letters are said to be kerned.
Kerosene. (Chern.) (I) A hydrocar­ bon oil used for burning and illu­
, minating purposes. (2) A distillate of crude petrole)Jm which specific gravity about .7850. flashing point above 110 deg. E, and a burning point above 125 deg. E
Key. (Mech.)A wedge-shaped strip of iron or steel used for preventing wheels from slipping around upon' their shopes.
Keyboard.' (Print.) An arrangement of keys which controls some mecha­nism so as to permit the assembling of the matrix as in the linotype, or the casting of a letter as in the mono type
Key, center. (Shopwk.) A flat piece of steel, with tapered whidth, for re­moving taper-shank drills from drill spindle or similar work; also called a drift.
Key drawing. (Print.) A master sheet containing instruction for the en­graver.
Keying. The matteing of one video image over another.
Key light. The light which princi­pally illuminates a given scene.
Keyed mortise and tenon. (Woodwkg.) A joint with extended tenon, pierced to receive a tapered key which serves to draw the joint up tightly. Frequently used with­out glue for massive furniture. and for "knocked-down" parts which are to be assembled in position.
Keyhole caliper. (Shopwk.) A caliper with one straight leg and the other curved.
Keyhole saw. (Woodwkg.) A small tapered-blade saw used for cut­ting keyholes, fretwork, etc.
Keying. (Furn.) A process of strength-ening a miter joint.
Key light. (Tel.) General illumina­tion also called base light.
Key plate. (Furn.)A small metal plate placed over a keyhole, usually matching the design of the other metal fittings. (Print.) The plate of maximum detail in a colour set.
Key punch. A machine operated by a keyboard for coding informa­tion by punching holes in cards in' certain. patterns.
Key seat. (Mach.) The recessed groove or space, either in shaft or hub, made to receive a key.