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Written or printed in black letter; as, a black-letter manuscript or book.

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  1. a. Written or printed in black letter; as, a black-letter manuscript or book.
  2. a. Given to the study of books in black letter; that is, of old books; out of date.
  3. a. Of or pertaining to the days in the calendar not marked with red letters as saints' days. Hence: Unlucky; inauspicious.
  4. 1. Written or printed in black letter; as, a black-letter manuscript or book. 2. Given to the study of books in black letter; that is, of old books; out of date. Kemble, a black-letter man! J. Boaden. 3. Of or pertaining to the days in the calendar not marked with red letters as saints' days. Hence: Unlucky; inauspicious.
  5. a. Written or printed in black letter; as, a black-letter manuscript or book. a. Given to the study of books in black letter; that is, of old books; out of date. a. Of or pertaining to the days in the calendar not marked with red letters as saints' days. Hence: Unlucky; inauspicious.