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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Black-letter \Black"-let`ter\, a.
     1. Written or printed in black letter; as, a black-letter
        manuscript or book.
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     2. Given to the study of books in black letter; that is, of


        old books; out of date.
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              Kemble, a black-letter man!           --J. Boaden.
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     3. Of or pertaining to the days in the calendar not marked
        with red letters as saints' days; -- compare {red-letter}.
        Hence: Unlucky; inauspicious.
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