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inkhorn terms

inkhorn terms is the plural of inkhorn term.

Meaning of inkhorn term

Noun

inkhorn term (plural inkhorn terms)

  1. 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.1553, Thomas Wilson, The Arte of Rhetorique, Book 3, London, page 86b

Questions about inkhorn terms

What is inkhorn terms the plural of?
Inkhorn terms is the plural of inkhorn term.

Words near inkhorn terms in the dictionary

  1. inkfishes
  2. inkholder
  3. inkholders
  4. inkhorn
  5. inkhorn term
  6. inkhorn terms
  7. inkhorn word
  8. inkhorn words
  9. inkhornish
  10. inkhornism
  11. inkhornisms

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