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adjective

Gestic adj.

Pertaining to deeds or feats of arms; legendary. "And the gay grandsire, skilled in gestic lore."

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

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Etymology of 'Gestic'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Gestic" Quotes from Famous Books

... would the village praise my wondrous power, And dance forgetful of the noontide hour. Alike all ages: dames of ancient days Have led their children through the mirthful maze; And the gay grandsire, skilled in gestic lore, Has frisked beneath ...

— English Poets of the Eighteenth Century • Selected and Edited with an Introduction by Ernest Bernbaum

... of ancient days Have led their children through the mirthful maze, And the gay grandsire, skill'd in gestic lore, Has frisk'd ...

— Familiar Quotations • John Bartlett

... dancer's skill, Yet would the village praise my wonderous power, And dance, forgetful of the noontide hour. 250 Alike all ages. Dames of ancient days Have led their children through the mirthful maze, And the gay grandsire, skilled in gestic lore,[30] Has frisked beneath the ...

— Selections from Five English Poets • Various