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blackletter

/ˈblækˌlɛtə/

/ˈblækˌlɛtər/

Translations

blackletternoun

blackletters

/ˈblækˌlɛtə/

/ˈblækˌlɛtər/

gothiqueÉcriture médiévale; aussi pour une police qui l’imite.

The manuscript was written in blackletter, making it difficult for modern readers to decipher.

Le manuscrit était écrit en gothique, ce qui le rendait difficile à déchiffrer pour les lecteurs modernes.

Additional translations

caractère gothiqueTypographie.

Synonyms

Old English script

Gothic script

Bastarda

Fraktur

Textura

blackletteradjective

more blackletter

Comp.

most blackletter

Super.

/ˈblækˌlɛtə/

/ˈblækˌlɛtər/

Used attributively to describe things related to blackletter script or, in legal contexts, settled principles.

gothiqueRelatif à l’écriture gothique ou à une police de ce type.

The book was printed in a distinctively blackletter style.

Le livre a été imprimé dans un style nettement gothique.

Additional translations

consacréJuridique ; au sens de principe de droit bien établi et incontesté.

Synonyms

Definitions

blackletternoun

A style of script used in Western Europe from approximately 1150 to the 17th century, characterized by its dense, angular, and ornate appearance.

The manuscript was written in blackletter, making it difficult for modern readers to decipher.

A typeface or font that mimics the style of the historical blackletter script.

The designer chose a blackletter font for the poster to give it a medieval feel.

blackletteradjective

Relating to or characteristic of the medieval blackletter script or typeface.

The book was printed in a distinctively blackletter style.

(Law) Firmly established, orthodox, or uncontested; belonging to the basic principles of law.

It is blackletter that an offer must be communicated to be accepted.