Gothic



ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
The language of the Goths; especially, the language of that part of the Visigoths who settled in Moesia in the 4th century.
2.
A kind of square-cut type, with no hair lines.
3.
The style described in Gothic.
adjective
1.
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.
2.
Pertaining to the Goths; as, Gothic customs; also, rude; barbarous.