Gothic

extinct East Germanic language of the ancient Goths; the only surviving record being fragments of a 4th-century translation of the Bible by Bishop Ulfilas

a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries

a style of architecture developed in N France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches

of or relating to the language of the ancient Goths

of or relating to the Goths

(literature) characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque