What does black-letter mean?
Black-letter means (printing) Written or printed in black letter..
Black-letter
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
(printing) Written or printed in black letter..
Definitions by Sense
- (printing) Written or printed in black letter.
- (figurative) Given to the study of books in black letter; old-fashioned.
- Of or relating to the days in the calendar not marked with red letters as saints' days; unlucky; inauspicious.
Example Sentences
a black-letter manuscript or book
In the summer of 1877, a gentleman with whom I was well acquainted, took lodgings in Preston-street, Brighton. The morning after his arrival, he found in the W.C. some leaves of an old black-letter book.
Kemble, a black-letter man!
black-letter days
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a black-letter manuscript or book
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