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English word origin

Etymology of gest

Borrowed from Middle French geste. Doublet of jest.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A story or adventure; a verse or prose romance. · An action represented in sports, plays, or on the stage; show; ceremony. · Bearing; deportment. · A gesture or action.

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Borrowed from Middle French geste. Doublet of jest.

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  • Borrowed-form mentiongestefrm
  • Doublet mentionjesten
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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

Alternative form of gist (“a stop for lodging or rest in a journey, or the place where this happens; a rest”).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

A variant of gist (“resting-place”).

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