gothic

1. a. Pertaining to the Goths; as, Gothic customs; also, rude; barbarous. Source: opted

2. a. Of or pertaining to a style of architecture with pointed arches, steep roofs, windows large in proportion to the wall spaces, and, generally, great height in proportion to the other dimensions -- prevalent in Western Europe from about 1200 to 1475 a. d. See Illust. of Abacus, and Capital. Source: opted

3. n. The language of the Goths; especially, the language of that part of the Visigoths who settled in Moesia in the 4th century. See Goth. Source: opted

4. n. A kind of square-cut type, with no hair lines. Source: opted

5. n. The style described in Gothic, a., 2. Source: opted

6. adj. characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German Source: wordnet

7. adj. of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths Source: wordnet

8. adj. of or relating to the Goths Source: wordnet

9. n. extinct East Germanic language of the ancient Goths; the only surviving record being fragments of a 4th-century translation of the Bible by Bishop Ulfilas Source: wordnet

10. n. a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries Source: wordnet

11. n. a style of architecture developed in northern France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches Source: wordnet

12. adj. as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened Source: wordnet

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