Black-letter - definition, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈblækˈletə|
Brit.  |ˈblækˈletə|

noun

- (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.
- Text set in black-letter type.
- (law) The basic standard elements for a particular field of law, which are generally known and free from doubt or dispute.
- 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.
- Of or relating to the days in the calendar not marked with red letters as saints' days; unlucky; inauspicious.
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