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Gesture vs Gest - What's the difference?

gesture | gest |

In obsolete terms the difference between gesture and gest

is that gesture is the manner of carrying the body; position of the body or limbs; posture while gest is a roll reciting the several stages arranged for a royal progress.

As nouns the difference between gesture and gest

is that gesture is a motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech while gest is a gesture or action.

As a verb gesture

is to make a gesture or gestures.

gesture

English

(wikipedia gesture)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech.
    • The middle-finger gesture is really a nonverbal swear.
    This Web browser can be controlled with mouse gestures .
  • * Milton
    • Grace was in all her steps, heaven in her eye, / In every gesture dignity and love.
  • An act or a remark made as a formality or as a sign of attitude.
    • We took flowers as a gesture of sympathy.
  • * '>citation
  • (obsolete) The manner of carrying the body; position of the body or limbs; posture.
  • * Sir Thomas Browne
    • Accubation, or lying down at meals, was a gesture used by many nations.

    Related terms

    * countergesture * gesticulate * gesticulation * gesticulative * gestural * gestureless * gesturelike

    Verb

  • To make a gesture or gestures.
    • My dad said to never gesture with my hands when I talk.
    Never gesture at someone with a middle finger.
  • To express something by a gesture or gestures.
    • He gestured his disgust.
  • To accompany or illustrate with gesture or action.
  • * Hooker
    • It is not orderly read, nor gestured as beseemeth.

    Synonyms

    * gesticulate

    Hyponyms

    * beckon

    See also

    *

    External links

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    gest

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) geste.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A gesture or action.
  • * , II.ix:
    • They did obeysaunce, as beseemed right, / And then againe returned to their restes: / The Porter eke to her did lout with humble gestes .
  • * , II.36:
    • more Kings and Princes have written his gestes' and actions, than any other historians, of what quality soever, have registred the ' gests , or collected the actions of any other King or Prince that ever was.
  • (archaic) A story or adventure; a verse or prose romance.
    • (Chaucer)
    (Spenser)
  • (archaic) An action represented in sports, plays, or on the stage; show; ceremony.
    • (Mede)
  • (archaic) bearing; deportment
  • * Spenser
    • through his heroic grace and honorable gest

    Etymology 2

    Compare gist a resting place.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A stage in travelling; a stop for rest or lodging in a journey; a rest.
    • (Kersey)
  • (obsolete) A roll reciting the several stages arranged for a royal progress.
    • (Hanmer)

    Anagrams

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