D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Black letter

/blăk lĕt'-ẽr/ · Black· let·ter · IPA
01 The old English or Gothic letter, in which the Early English manuscripts were written, and the first English books were printed. It was con…
  1. 1.
    The old English or Gothic letter, in which the Early English manuscripts were written, and the first English books were printed. It was conspicuous for its blackness. See Type. See: Type