gesturement en · NOUN
Etymology
From gesture + -ment.
Meanings
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(obsolete) Act of making gestures; gesturing.
Meanwhile our poets, in high parliament, / Sit watching euerie word and gesturement […]
1597, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in Virgidemiarum, Sixe Bookes. First Three Bookes, of Tooth-lesse Satyrs. […], London: […] Thomas Creede, for Robert Dexter, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gesturements | Number=Plur | lexicographic |