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ˈɪŋkˌhɔrninkhorn
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inkhornnoun
A small portable container, often made of horn, used to carry ink.
inkhornnoun
Pedantic, obscurely scholarly.
Etymology: From inkhorn, equivalent to.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Inkhornnoun
A portable case for the instruments of writing, commonly made of horn.
Etymology: ink and horn.
Bid him bring his pen and inkhorn to the jail; we are now to examine those men. William Shakespeare, Much ado about Nothing.
Ere that we will suffer such a prince
To be disgrac'd by an inkhorn mate,
We, and our wives and children, all will fight. William Shakespeare.What is more frequent than to say, a silver inkhorn. Nehemiah Grew.
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inkhorn
An inkhorn term is a loanword, or a word coined from existing roots, which is deemed to be unnecessary or over-pretentious.
Webster Dictionary
Inkhornnoun
a small bottle of horn or other material formerly used for holding ink; an inkstand; a portable case for writing materials
Inkhornadjective
learned; pedantic; affected
Etymology: [Ink + horn; cf. F. cornet encre, G. dintenhorn.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of inkhorn in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of inkhorn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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- اینخورنPersian
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