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inkhorn term

noun

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).

  1. derived from *térmn̥✻
  2. derived from terminus — “a bound, boundary, limit, end; in Medieval Latin, also a time, period, word, covenant, etc.”
  3. derived from terme
  4. inherited from terme
  5. formed as inkhorn term — “inkhorn + term”

Definitions

  1. A borrowing from another language thought to be pretentious or unneeded, especially from…

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

    • I knowe them that thynke Rhetorique, to stande wholy vpon darke woordes, and he that can catche an ynke horne terme by the taile, hym thei compt to bee a fine Englishe man, and a good Rhetorician.
    • Vaine boaſters, lyers, make-ſhifts, they are all, / Men that remoued from their inkehorne termes, / Bring forth no action worthie of their bread.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA