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Inkhorn

UK
/ˈɪŋkhɔːn/
US
/ˈɪŋkˌhɔrn/
ru

Translation inkhorn into russian

inkhorn
Adjective
raiting
UK
/ˈɪŋkhɔːn/
US
/ˈɪŋkˌhɔrn/
His inkhorn style of writing made the text difficult to understand.
Его книжный стиль письма делал текст трудным для понимания.
inkhorn
Noun
raiting
UK
/ˈɪŋkhɔːn/
US
/ˈɪŋkˌhɔrn/
The scribe dipped his quill into the inkhorn before writing.
Писец обмакнул перо в чернильницу перед тем, как писать.
Additional translations

Definitions

inkhorn
Adjective
raiting
UK
/ˈɪŋkhɔːn/
US
/ˈɪŋkˌhɔrn/
Excessively or ostentatiously learned or scholarly, often to the point of being pedantic or pretentious.
The professor's inkhorn vocabulary made it difficult for the students to follow his lectures.
inkhorn
Noun
raiting
UK
/ˈɪŋkhɔːn/
US
/ˈɪŋkˌhɔrn/
A small portable container for ink, typically made of horn, used in the past.
The scribe dipped his quill into the inkhorn before continuing to write the manuscript.
A term used to describe a word or expression that is considered to be overly scholarly or pedantic.
The professor's lecture was filled with inkhorns that left the students confused.

Idioms and phrases

inkhorn term
The professor's lecture was filled with inkhorn terms that confused the students.
вычурный термин
Лекция профессора была полна вычурных терминов, которые сбивали студентов с толку.
inkhorn phrase
He used an inkhorn phrase to impress his audience.
вычурная фраза
Он использовал вычурную фразу, чтобы произвести впечатление на свою аудиторию.
inkhorn expression
The writer's inkhorn expressions made the novel difficult to read.
вычурное выражение
Вычурные выражения писателя делали роман трудным для чтения.
inkhorn style
Her inkhorn style of writing was not well received by the critics.
вычурный стиль
Её вычурный стиль письма не был хорошо принят критиками.
inkhorn language
The diplomat's speech was criticized for its inkhorn language.
вычурный язык
Речь дипломата была раскритикована за вычурный язык.

Examples

quotes And He called to the man clothed with linen, who [had] the writer's inkhorn by his side;
quotes Пригласила человек десять унывающих и принялась читать им свои ободряющие писания.
quotes which had the writer's inkhorn by his side; And the Lord said unto
quotes Но есть и письменное свидетельство о формировании его благочестия, и принадлежит оно самому Владыке.
quotes And He called to the man clothed in linen, [with] the writer's inkhorn by his side.
quotes Пригласила человек десять унывающих и принялась читать им свои ободряющие писания.
quotes And he called to the man clothed with linen, which [had] the writer's inkhorn by his side;
quotes Пригласила человек десять унывающих и принялась читать им свои ободряющие писания.
quotes They are God’s inkhorn in the earth.
quotes Это дань инкскому богу земли.

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