Definitions For Gest

Etymology 1

Borrowed from {{bor, en, frm, geste}}. {{doublet, en, jest}}.

Noun

GEST. (countable and uncountable, plural GESTs) (obsolete) A gesture or action. (archaic) A story or adventure; a verse or prose romance. : (Chaucer) : (Edmund Spenser) (archaic) An action represented in sports, plays, or on the stage; show; ceremony. : (Mede) (archaic) bearing; deportment

Translations

French: geste, m French: geste, f

Etymology 2

Compare gist a resting place.

Noun

GEST (plural GESTs) (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

gets, steg, tegs