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
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words
are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds
can be done only for God.