English Explanatory Dictionary

black-letter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Written or printed in black letter.
  2. Given to the study of books in black letter; old-fashioned.
  3. Of or relating to the days in the calendar not marked with red letters as saints' days; unlucky; inauspicious.

Word forms

black-letter
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