† inkhornismn.
Obsolete. rare.
A learned or pedantic word or expression; an inkhorn term or phrase.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > pedantry > [noun] > instance of > in vocabulary
inkhorn term1543
term of inkhorn?1577
inkhornism1597
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > wordmongering > ink-horn term
inkhorn term1543
inkpot term1553
term of inkhorn?1577
inkhornism1597
1597 Bp. J. Hall Virgidemiarum: 1st 3 Bks. i. viii. 17 Singing his loue..In mightiest Ink-hornismes he can thither wrest.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Supergurgiter, to overflow (an Inkhornisme in Rabelais).
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > pedantry > [noun] > a pedant > in vocabulary
inkhornist1593
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > wordmongering > ink-horn term > one who uses
inkhornist1593
inkhornizer-
1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 181 I haue seldome read a more garish, and pibald stile in any scribling Inkhornist.
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