Gothic

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]