1 definition found 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Given to the study of books in black letter; that is, of old books; out of date. [1913 Webster] Kemble, a black-letter man! --J. Boaden. [1913 Webster] 3. Of or pertaining to the days in the calendar not marked with red letters as saints' days; -- compare {red-letter}. Hence: Unlucky; inauspicious. [1913 Webster]
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