characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German

[ Syn: gothic ]

of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths; the Gothic Bible translation

[ Syn: gothic ]

of or relating to the Goths; Gothic migrations

[ Syn: gothic ]

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

[ Syn: gothic ]

a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries

[ Syn: gothic , black letter ]

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

[ Syn: gothic , gothic architecture ]

as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened; a medieval attitude toward dating

[ Syn: medieval , mediaeval ]

characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque; gothic novels like `Frankenstein''