English English Dictionary
Result for Black-letter
Black-letter
(a.)
Written or printed in black letter; as, a black-letter manuscript or book.
Black-letter
(a.)
Given to the study of books in black letter; that is, of old books; out of date.
Black-letter
(a.)
Of or pertaining to the days in the calendar not marked with red letters as saints' days. Hence: Unlucky; inauspicious.