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Webster 1913 Edition
Black-letter
Black′-letˊter
,Adj.
1.
Written or printed in black letter;
as, a
. black-letter
manuscript or book2.
Given to the study of books in black letter; that is, of old books; out of date.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; – compare
red-letter
. Hence:
Unlucky; inauspicious.
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English
Noun
black-letter
- attributive form of black letter
- black-letter law
- Written or printed in black letter.
- a black-letter manuscript or book
- Given to the study of books in black letter; old-fashioned.
- J. Boaden
- Kemble, a black-letter man!
- J. Boaden
- Of or relating to the days in the calendar not marked with red letters as saints' days; unlucky; inauspicious.