English Explanatory Dictionary

inkhorn term

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A borrowing from another language thought to be pretentious or unneeded, especially from Latin or Greek.

Word forms

inkhorn term inkhorn terms

Etymology

From inkhorn + term, so coined for their increased usage of ink from their length (i.e. one would need to dip their quill into the inkhorn multiple times in order to completely write the word out).

Synonyms

inkhorn word inkhornism

Related words

inkhornish inkhornism inkhornize dormitive principle Graecism sesquipedalianism
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