inkhornism [ˈɪŋkhɔːnɪz(ə)m] n.
1.) An arcane term; a bookish word. Also termed "inkhorn term" (Garner's Modern American Usage 3rd Edition).
Etymology: An inkhorn was variously a a portable case for holding writing materials or a portable ink bottle (originally made of horn). In the Renaissance, a pedantic, ostentatious writer would be said to "smell [or savor] a little of the inkhorn." Hence "inkhornism" came to be used in reference to a word that typifies a style with that particular odor.
"I'm just reporting the linguistic facts. But in a glossary like this one, a little sesquipedality—for the right reader—can be some some fun" (ibid., Bryan A. Garner (ed.), 2009).
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11 comments:
Ok, perhaps i shouldn't be the one talking about randomness, but the guy holding his mask with a grin behind the bearded guy, is definitely random. They were the original anon.
I think you mixed up your examples, LOL!
haha would you take it as a compliment or an insult for this word to be applied to this blog?
LOL Debra's right ^^ I think
inkhorn... i imagined a horn made of ink xD
Allusion to oil, its burning at midnight, is a similar hint of long study. Sir T.B. in introduction to Pseudodoxia Epidemica
'....a work of this nature is not to be performed upon one leg, and should smell of oil if duly and deservedly handled'.
Did you mix up your examples?
I'm utterly confused and I HATE admitting that I'm confused.
I deduct fifty Awesome points from you.
No one other than me finds this funny?
Ink,hornism - did this word even exist?
Thanks dude for bringing these words to attention. They definitey deserve attention.
ironic that this word is now a definition of itself.
That gent is certainly holding up a Guy Fawkes mask.
Ohhhhhh, I get it now!
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