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Black Letter :: 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..

Black-letter :: Black-letter (a.) Written or printed in black letter; as, a black-letter manuscript or book..

Black-letter :: Black-letter (a.) Given to the study of books in black letter; that is, of old books; out of date..

Black-letter :: Black-letter (a.) Of or pertaining to the days in the calendar not marked with red letters as saints' days. Hence: Unlucky; inauspicious.

Bloodletter :: Bloodletter (n.) One who, or that which, lets blood; a phlebotomist..

Letter :: Letter (n.) One who lets or permits; one who lets anything for hire.

Letter :: Letter (n.) One who retards or hinders.

Letter :: Letter (n.) A mark or character used as the representative of a sound, or of an articulation of the human organs of speech; a first element of written language..

Letter :: Letter (n.) A written or printed communication; a message expressed in intelligible characters on something adapted to conveyance, as paper, parchment, etc.; an epistle..

Letter :: Letter (n.) A writing; an inscription.

Letter :: Letter (n.) Verbal expression; literal statement or meaning; exact signification or requirement.

Letter :: Letter (n.) A single type; type, collectively; a style of type..

Letter :: Letter (n.) Learning; erudition; as, a man of letters..

Letter :: Letter (n.) A letter; an epistle.

Letter :: Letter (v. t.) To impress with letters; to mark with letters or words; as, a book gilt and lettered..

Lettered :: Lettered (imp. & p. p.) of Lette.

Lettered :: Lettered (a.) Literate; educated; versed in literature.

Lettered :: Lettered (a.) Of or pertaining to learning or literature; learned.

Lettered :: Lettered (a.) Inscribed or stamped with letters.

Letterer :: Letterer (n.) One who makes, inscribes, or engraves, alphabetical letters..

Lettering :: Lettering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lette.

Lettering :: Lettering (n.) The act or business of making, or marking with, letters, as by cutting or painting..

Lettering :: Lettering (n.) The letters made; as, the lettering of a sign..

Letterless :: Letterless (a.) Not having a letter.

Letterless :: Letterless (a.) Illiterate.

Lettern :: Lettern (n.) See Lecturn.

Letterpress :: Letterpress (n.) Print; letters and words impressed on paper or other material by types; -- often used of the reading matter in distinction from the illustrations.

Letterure :: Letterure (n.) Letters; literature.

Letterwood :: Letterwood (n.) The beautiful and highly elastic wood of a tree of the genus Brosimum (B. Aubletii), found in Guiana; -- so called from black spots in it which bear some resemblance to hieroglyphics; also called snakewood, and leopardwood. It is much used for bows and for walking sticks..

News-letter :: News-letter (n.) A circular letter, written or printed for the purpose of disseminating news. This was the name given to the earliest English newspapers..