Gothic

Universal Words adjective, noun adjective 1 connected with the Goths (= a Germanic people who fought against the Roman Empire) 2 (architecture) built in the style that was popular in Western Europe from the 12th to the 16th centuries, and which has pointed arches and windows and tall thin PILLARS: a Gothic church 3 (of a novel, etc.) written in the style popular in the 18th and 19th centuries, which described romantic adventures in mysterious or frightening surroundings 4 (of type and printing) having pointed letters with thick lines and sharp angles. German books used to be printed in this style. 5 connected with goths noun [U] 1 the Gothic style of architecture 2 Gothic printing type or printed letters \