Crossword clues for gest
gest
- Medieval tale
- Bit of derring-do
- Tale of heroism
- Heroic act
- Notable exploit
- Daring adventure
- Adventurous exploit
- Story or deed
- Part 12 of today's quote
- Story or tale
- Story of valor
- Metrical romance
- Medieval tale of derring-do
- Liza Minnelli ex David
- Heroic adventure
- Exploit of olden times
- Exploit (ME)
- Adventuresome exploit
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gest \Gest\, n. [Cf. Gist a resting place.]
A stage in traveling; a stop for rest or lodging in a journey or progress; a rest. [Obs.]
--Kersey.A roll recting the several stages arranged for a royal progress. Many of them are extant in the herald's office. [Obs.]
--Hanmer.
Gest \Gest\, n.
A guest. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
Gest \Gest\, n. [OF. geste exploit. See Jest.]
Something done or achieved; a deed or an action; an adventure. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.An action represented in sports, plays, or on the stage; show; ceremony. [Obs.]
--Mede.A tale of achievements or adventures; a stock story. [Obs.]
--Chaucer. Spenser.-
Gesture; bearing; deportment. [Archaic]
Through his heroic grace and honorable gest.
--Spenser.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"famous deed, exploit; story, romance," c.1300, from Old French geste "action, exploit, romance, history (of celebrated people or actions)," from Latin gesta "actions, exploits, deeds, achievements," neuter plural of gestus, past participle of gerere "to carry on, wage, perform," of unknown origin. See jest.
Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. 1 (context obsolete English) A gesture or action. 2 (context archaic English) A story or adventure; a verse or prose romance. 3 (context archaic English) An action represented in sports, plays, or on the stage; show; ceremony. 4 (context archaic English) bearing; deportment Etymology 2
n. 1 (context obsolete English) A stage in travelling; a stop for rest or lodging in a journey; a rest. 2 (context obsolete English) A roll reciting the several stages arranged for a royal progress.
Wikipedia
Gest may refer to:
- Gest (surname)
- Gest, California, former town in Lassen County
Gest is also a term used to refer to physical behavior ("gesture") in acting and theatre studies, especially in discussing the Epic Theatre of Bertolt Brecht: See:
- Gestus
GEST may also refer to a popular on-line archive, GEST Songs of Newfoundland and Labrador: See: * Music of Newfoundland and Labrador
Gest is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Alain Gest (born 1950), French politician
- David Gest (born 1953), American television producer
- Morris Gest (1875-1942), Jewish-American theatrical producer
- William H. Gest (1838-1912), member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois
Usage examples of "gest".
Gest himself saw to it that Ayna, Gair and Ceri learned to handle weapons.
The bees came out of their clay tunnels to defend Gair, saw it was Gest and went in again.
The Songman glanced quickly from Gair to Gest, as if he was comparing them, and Gair thought he knew Gest, too.
She brought the tray and empty dishes to the kitchen, where Abuna, with more than her usual courtesy, sug gested that Menolly had better get some breakfast before it was all gone.
As he got to his feet, he began to black out again, and Gesten tsked at him as he sat abruptly back down.
A band of them whom Gest had come upon this morning did tell him that King Sigurdh had borne off the body of his foe King Harald, to give it a barrow and grave goods at Uppsala for the sake of his own honor.
Skan simply kept a running account with Gesten, whose services he shared with Amberdrake.
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