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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Black Letter

The Gothic or German type. So called because of its black appearance. The initial items of this book are now called “black letter,” sometimes called “Clarendon type.”

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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