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his part by gesticulation or dumb show only, without speaking; a pantomimist. [He] saw a pantomime perform so well that he could follow the performance from the action alone. Tylor.

or an interlude, by a number of persons, usually women. Sometimes, a scene accompanied by pantomime and dancing.

The art of moving the hands in oratory or in pantomime; gesture [Obs.]

The mistress or sweetheart of Harlequin in pantomimes. Brewer.

under crambo. -- Dumb show. (a) Formerly, a part of a dramatic representation, shown in pantomime. "Inexplicable dumb shows and noise." Shak. (b) Signs and gestures without words; as, to tell a story in dumb show. -- To strike dumb, to confound; to astonish; to render silent by astonishment; or, it may be, to depriv…

Closely resembling nature; realistic. "Naturalistic bit of pantomime." W. D. Howells.

Aridiculous character, or an old dotard, in the Italian comedy; also, a buffoon in pantomimes. Addison. The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slippered pantaloon. Shak.

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

An actor in pantomime; also, a composer of pantomimes.

Hence, one of the gestures of pantomime, or of a language of a signs such as those used by the North American Indians, or those used by the deaf and dumb.