Gothic
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- noun
- /ˈɡɑθɪk/
- Archaic
:
letra gótica
- The invitation was printed in elegant Gothic typeface, giving it a traditional and formal feel.
Examples
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Fixed-width fonts (for example, Courier and Data Gothic) look appealing and allow easy alignment of code.
Academic text (2011) -
The artist chose to display her name in bold Gothic letters at the top of her painting.
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All set up in boldface Gothic.
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They were, in short, vaguely reminiscent of the old folks standing before the farmhouse in that famous old painting "American Gothic."
Fiction book (2001) -
Both signatures are written in the newly fashionable uppercase Roman, but the halo inscription in the Madonna and Child is written in Gothic, a convention that would linger on for religious words and texts until the end of the fifteenth century.
Academic text (1998) -
The old book featured titles in a stunning Gothic style that captured the essence of the past.
Synonyms
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A heavy old-style print with thick sharp letters used in early books
Compounds
- Literature
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Stories or novels with dark, mysterious settings and frightening events
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A European church and cathedral style with tall pointed arches and flying buttresses
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A style of building that copies medieval Gothic churches, popular in the 18th and 19th centuries
- Specialized
A style of church and cathedral building from 14th–15th century England with tall lines, Tudor arches, and fan-shaped stone ceilings
- Specialized
A style of English church design from the 1300s and 1400s with tall lines, Tudor arches, and fan vaults
- Specialized
An old East Germanic language once spoken by the Goths and known from a fourth-century Bible translation
A style of building design that copies medieval Gothic features like pointed arches and decorative stonework
A building style from the 1800s that copies old Gothic churches with pointed arches and tall towers
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Etymology
Gothic names the heavy black-letter type used in old books and newspapers; printers called that dark German script 'Gothic', which is why the word now means that particular font.