Associations to the word «Inkhorn»
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Wiktionary
INKHORN, noun. (archaic) A small portable container, often made of horn, used to carry ink.
INKHORN, noun. (used attributively) (pejorative) (of vocabulary) Pedantic, obscurely scholarly.
INKHORN TERM, noun. An obscure, affectedly or ostentatiously learned or erudite borrowing from another language, especially from Latin or Greek.
Wise words
Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite
surprised to be taken at his word.