Fraktur Definition
fräk-to͝or
noun
A style of German black-letter type.
Webster's New World
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.
Webster's New World
An example of this.
Webster's New World
Alternative capitalization of fraktur.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Fraktur
Noun
Singular:
fraktur
Plural:
fraktursOrigin of Fraktur
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1886 fractur, 1904 fraktur, from German Fraktur, from Latin frāctūra (“breaking n.”) < frangere (“to break”), past participle fractus. Compare fracture, fraction.
From Wiktionary
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German from Latin frāctūra a breaking (from the curlicues that appear to break up the word) fracture
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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