See Also: inkhorn(dictionary)

inkhorn (iou)



inkhorn noun & adjective. 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.