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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Gothic \Goth"ic\, a. [L. Gothicus: cf. F. gothique.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Pertaining to the Goths; as, Gothic customs; also, rude;
        barbarous.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Pointed \Point"ed\, a.
     1. Sharp; having a sharp point; as, a pointed rock.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Characterized by sharpness, directness, or pithiness of
        expression; terse; epigrammatic; especially, directed to a
        particular person or thing.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              His moral pleases, not his pointed wit. --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Pointed arch (Arch.), an arch with a pointed crown.
  
     Pointed style (Arch.), a name given to that style of
        architecture in which the pointed arch is the predominant
        feature; -- more commonly called Gothic.
        [1913 Webster] -- Point"ed*ly, adv. -- Point"ed*ness,
        n.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Moesogothic \M[oe]`so*goth"ic\, n.
     The language of the M[oe]sogoths; -- also called Gothic.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Moesogothic \M[oe]`so*goth"ic\, n.
     The language of the M[oe]sogoths; -- also called Gothic.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Pointed \Point"ed\, a.
     1. Sharp; having a sharp point; as, a pointed rock.
  
     2. Characterized by sharpness, directness, or pithiness of
        expression; terse; epigrammatic; especially, directed to a
        particular person or thing.
  
              His moral pleases, not his pointed wit. --Pope.
  
     Pointed arch (Arch.), an arch with a pointed crown.
  
     Pointed style (Arch.), a name given to that style of
        architecture in which the pointed arch is the predominant
        feature; -- more commonly called Gothic. --
        Point"ed*ly, adv. -- Point"ed*ness, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.
  
     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.
  
     2. A kind of square-cut type, with no hair lines.
  
     Note: This is Nonpareil GOTHIC.
  
     3. (Arch.) The style described in Gothic, a., 2.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Gothic \Goth"ic\, a. [L. Gothicus: cf. F. gothique.]
     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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  Gothic
       adj 1: characteristic of the style of type commonly used for
              printing German
       2: of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths; "the
          Gothic Bible translation"
       3: of or relating to the Goths; "Gothic migrations"
       4: as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and
          unenlightened; "a medieval attitude toward dating" [syn: medieval,
           mediaeval]
       5: characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque;
          "gothic novels like `Frankenstein'"
       n 1: extinct East Germanic language of the ancient Goths; the
            only surviving record being fragments of a 4th-century
            translation of the Bible by Bishop Ulfilas
       2: a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries [syn: black
          letter]
       3: a style of architecture developed in northern France that
          spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th
          centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and
          counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed
          arches [syn: Gothic architecture]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  gothic
     Dutch n.
     1 A goth, a member of gothic subculture.
     2 (lb nl uncountable) The goth subculture.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Gothic
     a.
     1 Of or relating to the Goths or their language. (from 1611)
     2 (lb en figuratively) barbarous, rude, unpolished, belonging to the
  “Dark Ages”, medieval as opposed to classical.
     n.
     A novel written in the Gothic style.
     n.
     1 An extinct Germanic language, once spoken by the Goths.
     2 Certain moths of the family Noctuidae.
     3 A particular species of moth of the family Noctuidae, ''Naenia
  typica''.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  gothic
     a.
     (alternative case form of en Gothic)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Gothic
     a.
     1 Of or relating to the Goths or their language. (from 1611)
     2 (lb en figuratively) barbarous, rude, unpolished, belonging to the
  “Dark Ages”, medieval as opposed to classical.
     n.
     A novel written in the Gothic style.
     n.
     1 An extinct Germanic language, once spoken by the Goths.
     2 Certain moths of the family Noctuidae.
     3 A particular species of moth of the family Noctuidae, ''Naenia
  typica''.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  gothic
     Dutch n.
     1 A goth, a member of gothic subculture.
     2 (lb nl uncountable) The goth subculture.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Gothic
     a.
     1 Of or relating to the Goths or their language. (from 1611)
     2 (lb en figuratively) barbarous, rude, unpolished, belonging to the
  “Dark Ages”, medieval as opposed to classical.
     n.
     A novel written in the Gothic style.
     n.
     1 An extinct Germanic language, once spoken by the Goths.
     2 Certain moths of the family Noctuidae.
     3 A particular species of moth of the family Noctuidae, ''Naenia
  typica''.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  gothic
     Dutch n.
     1 A goth, a member of gothic subculture.
     2 (lb nl uncountable) The goth subculture.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Gothic
     a.
     1 Of or relating to the Goths or their language. (from 1611)
     2 (lb en figuratively) barbarous, rude, unpolished, belonging to the
  “Dark Ages”, medieval as opposed to classical.
     n.
     A novel written in the Gothic style.
     n.
     1 An extinct Germanic language, once spoken by the Goths.
     2 Certain moths of the family Noctuidae.
     3 A particular species of moth of the family Noctuidae, ''Naenia
  typica''.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Gothic
     Englanti a.
     1 gootti liittyvä
     2 goottilainen arkkitehtuuri
     3 synkkä, makaaberi kirjallisuustyyli
     4 tasavahvoista sans serif -kirjaimistoista
     Englanti n.
     gootti kieli (+luokka en kieli)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Gothic
     Engelska a.
     1 gotisk; som har att göra med goterna eller det gotiska språket
     2 (tagg arkitektur språk=en) gotisk; som tillhör gotiken
     Engelska n.
     (tagg kat=språk språk=en) gotiska; ett utdött östgermanskt språk som
  talades av goter

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  Gothic /ɡˈɒθɪk/
  Goties

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Gothic /ɡˈɒθɪk/
  قوطي، جرماني

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  Gothic //ˈɡɑ.θɪk// //ˈɡɒθ.ɪk// 
  1. готически 2.
  of or relating to a style of fictional writing
   3.
  of or relating to the architectural style
   4.
  of the type formerly used for printing German
  2. готски 2.
  of or relating to the Goths
   3.
  of or relating to the goth subculture or lifestyle

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  Gothic //ˈɡɑ.θɪk// //ˈɡɒθ.ɪk// 
  готски
  extinct Germanic language