Gothic
(gɒθɪk )
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Gothic architecture and religious art was produced in the Middle Ages. Its features include tall pillars, high curved ceilings, and pointed arches.
...a vast, lofty Gothic cathedral.
...Gothic stained glass windows.
The images were Gothic or Byzantine rather than classical.
2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
In Gothic stories, strange, mysterious adventures happen in dark and lonely places such as graveyards and old castles.
This novel is not science fiction, nor is it Gothic horror.
3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Gothic is used to describe a style of printing or writing in which the letters are very decorative. German books and signs were often written in Gothic script.
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Translations:
Chinese: 哥特式的 建筑物或宗教艺术
Japanese: ゴシック建築の
- figure up
- figurine
- filament
- filament bulb
- filch
- file
- file a brief
- file a complaint
- file a declaration
- file a form
- file a grievance
- file a lawsuit
- file a motion
- file an affidavit
- file an appeal
- file an application
- file an objection
- file a notice
- file a paper
- file a patent
- file a petition
- file a report
- file a request
- file a return
- file a suit