Definition of Black letter

1. Noun. A heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries.

Exact synonyms: Gothic
Generic synonyms: Case, Face, Font, Fount, Typeface
Derivative terms: Gothic

Definition of Black letter

1. Noun. (typography) A Northern European style of type, with contrasting thick-and-thin, angular strokes forming upright letterforms, and usually set with a dark typographic colour on the page. ¹

2. Noun. Text set in black-letter type. ¹

3. Noun. (legal) The basic standard elements for a particular field of law, which are generally known and free from doubt or dispute. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Black Letter

black holes
black horehound
black huckleberry
black humor
black humour
black ice
black information
black jack
black kite
black knapweed
black knight
black knights
black knot
black larch
black lead
black letter (current term)
black letters
black light
black line
black locust
black locusts
black lotion
black lovage
black lung
black lung disease
black magic
black magick
black maire
black mallee
black mamba

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