'Gothic' definitions:

Definition of 'Gothic'

From: WordNet
adjective
Characteristic of the style of type commonly used for printing German
adjective
Of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths; "the Gothic Bible translation"
adjective
Of or relating to the Goths; "Gothic migrations"
adjective
As if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened; "a medieval attitude toward dating" [syn: medieval, mediaeval, gothic]
adjective
Characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque; "gothic novels like `Frankenstein'"
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
noun
A heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries [syn: Gothic, black letter]
noun
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]

Definition of 'Gothic'

From: GCIDE
  • Moesogothic \Moe`so*goth"ic\, n. The language of the Moesogoths; -- also called Gothic. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Gothic'

From: GCIDE
  • Pointed \Point"ed\, a.
  • 1. Sharp; having a sharp point; as, a pointed rock. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Characterized by sharpness, directness, or pithiness of expression; terse; epigrammatic; especially, directed to a particular person or thing. [1913 Webster]
  • His moral pleases, not his pointed wit. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • Pointed arch (Arch.), an arch with a pointed crown.
  • Pointed style (Arch.), a name given to that style of architecture in which the pointed arch is the predominant feature; -- more commonly called Gothic. [1913 Webster] -- {Point"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Point"ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Gothic'

From: GCIDE
  • Gothic \Goth"ic\, n.
  • 1. The language of the Goths; especially, the language of that part of the Visigoths who settled in Moesia in the 4th century. See Goth. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Bishop Ulfilas or Walfila translated most of the Bible into Gothic about the Middle of the 4th century. The portion of this translaton which is preserved is the oldest known literary document in any Teutonic language. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A kind of square-cut type, with no hair lines. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: This is Nonpareil GOTHIC. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Arch.) The style described in Gothic, a., 2. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Gothic'

From: GCIDE
  • Gothic \Goth"ic\, a. [L. Gothicus: cf. F. gothique.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Pertaining to the Goths; as, Gothic customs; also, rude; barbarous. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Arch.) Of or pertaining to a style of architecture with pointed arches, steep roofs, windows large in proportion to the wall spaces, and, generally, great height in proportion to the other dimensions -- prevalent in Western Europe from about 1200 to 1475 a. d. See Illust. of Abacus, and Capital. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'Gothic'

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