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- Gothic - a. - Pertaining to the Goths; as, Gothic customs; also, rude; barbarous.
- Gothic - a. - Of or pertaining to a style of architecture with pointed arches, steep roofs, windows large in proportion to the wall spaces, and, generally, great height in proportion to the other dimensions -- prevalent in Western Europe from about 1200 to 1475 a. d. See Illust. of Abacus, and Capital.
- Gothic - n. - The language of the Goths; especially, the language of that part of the Visigoths who settled in Moesia in the 4th century. See Goth.
- Gothic - n. - A kind of square-cut type, with no hair lines.
- Gothic - n. - The style described in Gothic, a., 2.
- Gothicism - n. - A Gothic idiom.
- Gothicism - n. - Conformity to the Gothic style of architecture.
- Gothicism - n. - Rudeness of manners; barbarousness.
- Gothicize - v. t. - To make Gothic; to bring back to barbarism.
- Gothicized - imp. & p. p. - of Gothicize
- Gothicizing - p. pr. & vb. n. - of Gothicize
- Gothicism - n. - Conformity to the Gothic style of architecture.
- Rib - n. - In Gothic vaulting, one of the primary members of the vault. These are strong arches, meeting and crossing one another, dividing the whole space into triangles, which are then filled by vaulted construction of lighter material. Hence, an imitation of one of these in wood, plaster, or the like.
- Vignette - n. - A running ornament consisting of leaves and tendrils, used in Gothic architecture.
- Poppyhead - n. - A raised ornament frequently having the form of a final. It is generally used on the tops of the upright ends or elbows which terminate seats, etc., in Gothic churches.
- Ogive - n. - The arch or rib which crosses a Gothic vault diagonally.
- Gable - n. - A decorative member having the shape of a triangular gable, such as that above a Gothic arch in a doorway.
- Tracer/y - n. - The decorative head of a Gothic window.
- Oillet - n. - A small circular opening, and ring of moldings surrounding it, used in window tracery in Gothic architecture.
- Foil - n. - The space between the cusps in Gothic architecture; a rounded or leaflike ornament, in windows, niches, etc. A group of foils is called trefoil, quatrefoil, quinquefoil, etc., according to the number of arcs of which it is composed.
- Lierne rib - - In Gothic vaulting, any rib which does not spring from the impost and is not a ridge rib, but passes from one boss or intersection of the principal ribs to another.
- Dogtooth - n. - An ornament common in Gothic architecture, consisting of pointed projections resembling teeth; -- also called tooth ornament.
- Black letter - - The old English or Gothic letter, in which the Early English manuscripts were written, and the first English books were printed. It was conspicuous for its blackness. See Type.
- Gothic - a. - Pertaining to the Goths; as, Gothic customs; also, rude; barbarous.
- Pendant - n. - A hanging ornament on roofs, ceilings, etc., much used in the later styles of Gothic architecture, where it is of stone, and an important part of the construction. There are imitations in plaster and wood, which are mere decorative features.
- Bull - v. i. - A letter, edict, or respect, of the pope, written in Gothic characters on rough parchment, sealed with a bulla, and dated "a die Incarnationis," i. e., "from the day of the Incarnation." See Apostolical brief, under Brief.
- Finial - n. - The knot or bunch of foliage, or foliated ornament, that forms the upper extremity of a pinnacle in Gothic architecture; sometimes, the pinnacle itself.
- Mould - n. - A group of moldings; as, the arch mold of a porch or doorway; the pier mold of a Gothic pier, meaning the whole profile, section, or combination of parts.
- Gothicism - n. - A Gothic idiom.
- Floriated - a. - Having floral ornaments; as, floriated capitals of Gothic pillars.
- Pangothic - a. - Of, pertaining to, or including, all the Gothic races.
- Band - v. t. - In Gothic architecture, the molding, or suite of moldings, which encircles the pillars and small shafts.
- Flamboyant - a. - Characterized by waving or flamelike curves, as in the tracery of windows, etc.; -- said of the later (15th century) French Gothic style.