black letter

black let·ter

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Definitions of black letter words

noun black letter a kind of heavy-faced, ornamental printing type 3
noun black letter a heavy-faced type in a style like that of early European hand lettering and the earliest printed books. . 1
noun black letter (typography) A Northern European style of type, with contrasting thick-and-thin, angular strokes forming upright letterforms, and usually set with a dark typographic colour on the page. 0
noun black letter Text set in black-letter type. 0
noun black letter (law) The basic standard elements for a particular field of law, which are generally known and free from doubt or dispute. 0

before 1630

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1630-40

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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