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feeling, etc.; significant and impressive indication, whether by language, appearance, or gesture; that manner or style which gives life and suggestive force to ideas and sentiments; as, he reads with expression; her performance on the piano has expression. The imitators of Shakespeare, fixing their attention on his wo…

Gesture; bearing; deportment. [Archaic] Through his heroic grace and honorable gest. Spenser.

Relating to bodily motion; consisting of gestures; -- said especially with reference to dancing. Carried away by the enthusiasm of the gestic art. Sir W. Scott.

To make gestures or motions, as in speaking; to use postures. Sir T. Herbert.

The act of gesticulating, or making gestures to express passion or enforce sentiments.

Representing by, or belonging to, gestures. T. Warton.

Relating to gesture.

u might even have a history without language written or spoken, by means of ideograms and gesture. J. Peile.

ous exclamations. Certain of the natural accompaniments of interjectional speech, such as gestures, grimaces, and gesticulations, are restrained by civilization. Earle.

Irreverent. [Obs.] Immodest speech, or irreverend gesture. Strype.

associated therewith; as, the language of flowers. There was . . . language in their very gesture. Shak.

; vigor; energy. No notion of life and fire in fancy and in words. Felton. That gives thy gestures grace and life. Wordsworth.

To imitate or ape for sport; to ridicule by imitation. The walk, the words, the gesture, could supply, The habit mimic, and the mien belie. Dryden.

Consisting of, or formed by, imitation; imitated; as, mimic gestures. "Mimic hootings." Wordsworth.

To make a significant movement or gesture, as with the hand; as, to motion to one to take a seat.

sentiment; not artifical or exaggerated; -- said of action, delivery, etc.; as, a natural gesture, tone, etc.

Of or pertaining to the pantomime; representing by dumb show. "Pantomimic gesture." Bp. Warburton. -- Pan`to*mim"ic*al*ly, adv.

xhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive; as, a profound bow. What humble gestures! What profound reverence! Dupp

Seeming; appearance; show; figure; form. Thier semblance kind, and mild their gestures were. Fairfax.

A motion, an action, or a gesture by which a thought is expressed, or a command or a wish made known. They made signs to his father, how he would have him called. Luke i. 62.