What's the difference between gallipot and inkhorn?

Gallipot


Definition:

  • (n.) A glazed earthen pot or vessel, used by druggists and apothecaries for containing medicines, etc.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A simple method using a gallipot to protect the emerging point of the skeletal traction pin during insertion is described.

Inkhorn


Definition:

  • (n.) A small bottle of horn or other material formerly used for holding ink; an inkstand; a portable case for writing materials.
  • (a.) Learned; pedantic; affected.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Since then she has continued to publish novels and short stories informed by the mystical philosophy of the Tao Te Ching and the west coast tradition of political radicalism, written in a clear, clean prose that is never tainted by inkhorn medievalism or technological jargon.

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