inkhorn noun & adjective. ['ɪŋkhɔ:n] LME.
[from INK noun¹ + HORN noun.]
A. noun. Hist. A small portable vessel for holding writing-ink. LME.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of a term, word, language, etc.: literary, bookish, learned. M16.

■ inkhornism noun (rare) use of inkhorn terms, pedantry L16.

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