inkhorn

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

archaic attributive derogatory of vocabulary

Japanese Meaning

（古風な用法）主に角などで作られた、小型で持ち運び可能なインク入れ / （派生的な用法で否定的に）学究的でくどい、またはこねくり回した語彙表現

The sage paused to refill his inkhorn before continuing to copy the ancient manuscript.

古文書を写し続ける前に、賢者は携帯用の小さな角製のインク壺にインクを補充するために立ち止まった。

Sense（1）

(archaic) A small portable container, often made of horn, used to carry ink.

Sense（2）

(used attributively, derogatory, of vocabulary) Pedantic, obscurely scholarly.

And ere that we will suffer such a prince,

So kind a father of the commonweal,

To be disgraced by an inkhorn mate,

We and our wives and children all will fight

And have our bodies slaughtered by thy foes.

inkhorns

（ plural ）