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blackletter

UK
/ˈblækˌlɛtə/
US
/ˈblækˌlɛtər/

Translations

blackletternoun
blackletters
pl
UK
/ˈblækˌlɛtə/
US
/ˈblækˌlɛtər/
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.
Synonyms
Old English script
Textura
Fraktur
Bastarda
Gothic script
blackletteradjective
more blackletter
Comp.
most blackletter
Super.
UK
/ˈblækˌlɛtə/
US
/ˈblækˌlɛtər/
Used attributively to describe things related to blackletter script or, in legal contexts, settled principles.
Synonyms
canonical
archaic
legalistic
pedantic
doctrinaire
old-fashioned
literal
textual
strict
formal
orthodox
conventional
traditional

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.
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