a small container made of horn or other material, formerly used to hold ink
pedantic; bookish: an inkhorn term
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inkhorn
noun
A small container made of horn or a similar material, formerly used to hold ink for writing.
adjective
Affectedly or ostentatiously learned; pedantic: inkhorn words.
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Noun
(plural inkhorns)
- (archaic) A small portable container, often made of horn, used to carry ink.
- (used attributively, pejorative, of vocabulary) Pedantic, obscurely scholarly.
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