English Explanatory Dictionary

inkhorn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small portable container, often made of horn, used to carry ink.
  2. Something or someone pedantic, obscurely scholarly.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪŋkˌhɔː(ɹ)n/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-inkhorn.wav

Word forms

inkhorn inkhorns

Etymology

From Middle English ynkhorn, inkehorn (“small portable vessel, originally made of horn, used to hold ink”), equivalent to ink + horn. Displaced Old English blæchorn, which had the same literal meaning but with the native term for "ink."

Derived words

inkhornish inkhornism inkhornist inkhornize inkhorn term inkhorn word
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