Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Black-letter
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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Black-letter
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(1):
(a.) Of or pertaining to the days in the calendar not marked with red letters as saints' days. Hence: Unlucky; inauspicious.
(2):
(a.) Written or printed in black letter; as, a black-letter manuscript or book.
(3):
(a.) Given to the study of books in black letter; that is, of old books; out of date.