n. [ Cf. Gist a resting place. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. geste exploit. See Jest. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Through his heroic grace and honorable gest. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A guest. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. gestans, p. pr. of gestare. ] Bearing within; laden; burdened; pregnant. [ R. ] “Clouds gestant with heat.” Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. gestatio a bearing, carrying, fr. gestare to bear, carry, intens. fr. gerere, gestum, to bear: cf. F. gestation. See Gest deed, Jest. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. gestatorius that serves for carrying: cf. F. gestatoire. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To tell stories or gests. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Gest a deed, Gesture. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
And the gay grandsire, skilled in gestic lore. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
Carried away by the enthusiasm of the gestic art. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
v. t. To represent by gesture; to act. [ R. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]