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DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典
ink·horn
/ˈɪŋkˌhɔrn/
墨水壺
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ink·horn
n.
A
small
bottle
of
horn
or
other
material
formerly
used
for
holding
ink
;
an
inkstand
;
a
portable
case
for
writing
materials
.
“With
a
writer's
inkhorn
by
his
side.”
From
his
pocket
the
notary
drew
his
papers
and
inkhorn
.
--
Longfellow
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ink·horn
,
a.
Learned
;
pedantic
;
affected
. [
Obs
.]
“
Inkhorn
terms.”
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From:
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Inkhorn
The
Hebrew
word
so
rendered
means
simply
a
round
vessel
or
cup
for
containing
ink
,
which
was
generally
worn
by
writers
in
the
girdle
(
Ezek
. 9:2, 3,11).
The
word
"
inkhorn
"
was
used
by
the
translators
,
because
in
former
times
in
this
country
horns
were
used
for
containing
ink
.
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