INKHORN

n. a.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A small bottle of horn or other material formerly used for holding ink; an inkstand; a portable case for writing materials. "With a writer's inkhorn by his side." Ezek. ix. 2. From his pocket the notary drew his papers and inkhorn. Longfellow.

2.
a.

Learned; pedantic; affected. [Obs.] "Inkhorn terms." Bale.


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