WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
black′ let′ter, [Print.]
  1. a heavy-faced type in a style like that of early European hand lettering and the earliest printed books. This is a sample of black letter Also called text. 
  • 1630–40
black′-let′ter, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
black letter n
  1. another name for Gothic
'black letter' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Gothic - bklr. - black-letter day - Caxton - Fraktur - Old English - text

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