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Entry 5 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Gothic

/gäth'-ĭk/ · Goth·ic · IPA /ˈɡɑ.θɪk/
01 a. Pertaining to the Goths; as, Gothic customs; also, rude; barbarous.
  1. 1.
    Pertaining to the Goths; as, Gothic customs; also, rude; barbarous.
  2. 2.
    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.(Arch.) See: Abacus, Capital
02 n. The language of the Goths; especially, the language of that part of the Visigoths who settled in Moesia in the 4th century. See Goth.
  1. 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. See: Goth
  2. 2.
    A kind of square-cut type, with no hair lines.
  3. 3.
    The style described in Gothic, a., 2.(Arch.) See: Gothic