n.
Variant: also Frac · tur
Pronunciation: fräk- ' tu ̇ r
Function: noun
Etymology: German, from Latin fractura fracture
Date: 1904
1 : a German style of black letter
2 often not capitalized : a Pennsylvania German document (as a birth or wedding certificate) that is written in calligraphy and illuminated with decorative motifs (as tulips, birds, and scrolls)