| Gothic (gothic) |
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| Goth"ic |
| [L. Gothicus:
cf. F. gothique.]
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Pertaining to the Goths; as, Gothic
customs; also, rude; barbarous.
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.
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The
language of the Goths; especially, the language of that part of the
Visigoths who settled in Moesia in the 4th century. See
Goth.
A kind of square-cut type, with no hair
lines.
The style described in
Gothic, a., 2.
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