gothic

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}.
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Gothic Goth"ic, 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}.
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Note: Bishop Ulfilas or Walfila translated most of the Bible into Gothic about the Middle of the 4th century. The
portion of this translaton which is preserved is the
oldest known literary document in any Teutonic
language.
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2. A kind of square-cut type, with no hair lines. [1913 Webster]

Note: This is Nonpareil GOTHIC. [1913 Webster]

3. (Arch.) The style described in Gothic, a., 2. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English