pen and inkhornn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌpɛn(ə)n(d)ˈɪŋkhɔːn/, U.S.

/ˈpɛnənˈɪŋkˌ(h)ɔrn/

Forms: see pen n.³ and and conj.¹ and inkhorn n.; also 1600s pennaninckhorne.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pen n.³, and conj.¹, inkhorn n.

Etymology: < pen n.³ + and conj.¹ + inkhorn n. Compare earlier pen and ink n.

A. n.

Writing instruments consisting of a pen and inkhorn, esp. as formerly carried by professional clerks; (hence) these implements viewed as symbolic of pedantry, bookishness, learnedness, etc. Now rare (historical in later use).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > writing materials > [noun]

pen and inkc1500

pen and inkhorn1583

stationery1727

airmail stationery1933

1583 C. Hollyband Campo di Fior 333 Give me a penne and ink-horne.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) iv. ii. 108 Hang him [sc. the Clerk of Chatham] with his Pen and Inke-horne [1594 penny-inckhorne] about his necke.

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. iv. 139 They..projected the general destruction of all, that wore a pen-and-ink-horn about them.

1698 Pendragon 70 I need not bid you to be gone, And haste home to your Pen and Ink-horn.

1861 A. T. Thomson Queens of Society 356 With an air of importance, he appeared bustling about as an executor with his pen and inkhorn in his button-hole, like an exciseman.

1898 Eng. Hist. Rev. 13 790 Reading how the great Lord Bacon walked in meditation in his parquet or paradise attended by Thomas Hobbes with pen and inkhorn to set down his thoughts.

1938 F. R. Webber Church Symbolism (ed. 2) 268 S[aint]. Bede... Pitcher of water and light from Heaven; scroll; pen and inkhorn; volume of ecclesiastical history.

1994 New Lit. Hist. 25 797 The literate/clerical culture of ‘pen and inkhorn’, there identified with the more oppressive uses of literacy in law and jurisdiction.

†B. adj. (attributive) .

Frequently with hyphens. Using or carrying a pen and inkhorn; engaged in writing; learned; pedantic; bookish. Cf. inkhorn term n. at inkhorn n. Compounds 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > pedantry > [adjective]

scholastical?1526

schoolish1549

pedantical1592

pen and inkhornc1598

pedanta1612

pedantic1631

scholastic1700

instinctless1947

nitpicky1962

?1577 F. T. Debate Pride & Lowlines sig. Ciii^v Ne had they terme of inkhorne ne of penne, But plaine in speache.]

c1598 King James VI & I Basilicon Doron (1944) I. iii. 179 Booke langage & penn & inkorne termes.

1601 A. Munday Downfall Earle of Huntington sig. B3 A paltry pen and inkhorne clarke.

1628 G. Wither Britain's Remembrancer ii. 38 Let no man thinke, Ile racke my memory For pen-and-inkehorne termes, to finifie My blunt invention.

1683 R. Dixon Canidia i. ix. 38 Down, down with Pen and Inkhorn Men, And, Hey Boys up go we then.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pen and inkhorn
释义	pen and inkhornn.adj. Brit. /ˌpɛn(ə)n(d)ˈɪŋkhɔːn/, U.S. /ˈpɛnənˈɪŋkˌ(h)ɔrn/ Forms: see pen n.³ and and conj.¹ and inkhorn n.; also 1600s pennaninckhorne. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pen n.³, and conj.¹, inkhorn n. Etymology: < pen n.³ + and conj.¹ + inkhorn n. Compare earlier pen and ink n. A. n. Writing instruments consisting of a pen and inkhorn, esp. as formerly carried by professional clerks; (hence) these implements viewed as symbolic of pedantry, bookishness, learnedness, etc. Now rare (historical in later use). ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > writing materials > [noun] pen and inkc1500 pen and inkhorn1583 stationery1727 airmail stationery1933 1583 C. Hollyband Campo di Fior 333 Give me a penne and ink-horne. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) iv. ii. 108 Hang him [sc. the Clerk of Chatham] with his Pen and Inke-horne [1594 penny-inckhorne] about his necke. View more context for this quotation 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. iv. 139 They..projected the general destruction of all, that wore a pen-and-ink-horn about them. 1698 Pendragon 70 I need not bid you to be gone, And haste home to your Pen and Ink-horn. 1861 A. T. Thomson Queens of Society 356 With an air of importance, he appeared bustling about as an executor with his pen and inkhorn in his button-hole, like an exciseman. 1898 Eng. Hist. Rev. 13 790 Reading how the great Lord Bacon walked in meditation in his parquet or paradise attended by Thomas Hobbes with pen and inkhorn to set down his thoughts. 1938 F. R. Webber Church Symbolism (ed. 2) 268 S[aint]. Bede... Pitcher of water and light from Heaven; scroll; pen and inkhorn; volume of ecclesiastical history. 1994 New Lit. Hist. 25 797 The literate/clerical culture of ‘pen and inkhorn’, there identified with the more oppressive uses of literacy in law and jurisdiction. †B. adj. (attributive) . Frequently with hyphens. Using or carrying a pen and inkhorn; engaged in writing; learned; pedantic; bookish. Cf. inkhorn term n. at inkhorn n. Compounds 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > pedantry > [adjective] scholastical?1526 schoolish1549 pedantical1592 pen and inkhornc1598 pedanta1612 pedantic1631 scholastic1700 instinctless1947 nitpicky1962 ?1577 F. T. Debate Pride & Lowlines sig. Ciii^v Ne had they terme of inkhorne ne of penne, But plaine in speache.] c1598 King James VI & I Basilicon Doron (1944) I. iii. 179 Booke langage & penn & inkorne termes. 1601 A. Munday Downfall Earle of Huntington sig. B3 A paltry pen and inkhorne clarke. 1628 G. Wither Britain's Remembrancer ii. 38 Let no man thinke, Ile racke my memory For pen-and-inkehorne termes, to finifie My blunt invention. 1683 R. Dixon Canidia i. ix. 38 Down, down with Pen and Inkhorn Men, And, Hey Boys up go we then. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1583
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