ALL meanings of fraktur
Frak·tur
F f - noun fraktur (typography) A style of black letter type, used especially in Germany in the 16th to 20th centuries. 1
- noun fraktur Printing. German black-letter text, a style of type. 1
- noun fraktur (usually lowercase). Also, fractur. a stylized, highly decorative watercolor or watercolor-and-ink painting in the Pennsylvania-German tradition, often bearing elaborate calligraphy and standardized motifs, as birds, tulips, mermaids, and unicorns, and typically appearing on a book page, baptismal certificate or other family record, or merchant's advertisement. the elaborate calligraphy used in frakturs. 1
- noun fraktur a style of typeface, formerly used in German typesetting for many printed works 0
- noun fraktur a style of German black-letter type 0
- noun fraktur a type of Pennsylvania Dutch folk art consisting of documents, as marriage or baptismal certificates, framed mottoes, etc. written in Fraktur lettering and illuminated with colorful flowers, birds, and other motifs 0
- noun fraktur an example of this 0
- noun fraktur (US) A Pennsylvania German document style, incorporating watercolour illustration and fraktur lettering. 0