inkhorn
/ˈɪŋkhɔrn/
noun
- A small container made of horn or other material, used historically to hold ink for writing.
- He carried an inkhorn in his pocket so he could write notes anywhere.
- In the museum, we saw an antique inkhorn from the 1600s.
- The scholar dipped his quill into the inkhorn before writing the letter.
adjective
- Relating to or characterized by overly fancy or scholarly language; pedantic.
- She avoided inkhorn terms and wrote in plain English for her blog.
- His inkhorn speech was full of Latin phrases that nobody understood.
- The professor's inkhorn style made the lecture hard to follow.