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blackletter

/ˈblækˌlɛtə/

/ˈblækˌlɛtər/

blackletternoun

blackletters

/ˈblækˌlɛtə/

/ˈblækˌlɛtər/

Translations

готический шрифт

The book was printed in blackletter, making it difficult to read for some.

Книга была напечатана готическим шрифтом, что затрудняло чтение для некоторых.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

Old English script

Textura

Fraktur

Bastarda

Gothic script

blackletteradjective

more blackletter

Comp.

most blackletter

Super.

/ˈblækˌlɛtə/

/ˈblækˌlɛtər/

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

Definitions

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.

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