gothic




gothic - noun

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

  • gothic - adjective

    gothic - thesaurus

    mediaeval British English spelling   medieval American English spelling but is sometimes accepted as British spelling