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Definition of Gothic
Goth´ic | a. | 1. | | | 1. | Pertaining to the Goths; as, Gothic customs; also, rude; barbarous. | | 2. | (Arch.) 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. | | n. | 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. | | 2. | A kind of square-cut type, with no hair lines. | | 3. | (Arch.) The style described in Gothic, a., 2. |
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