Gest (?), n.
A guest.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
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Gest (?), n. [OF. geste exploit. See Jest.]
1.
Something done or achieved; a deed or an action; an adventure.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
2.
An action represented in sports, plays, or on the stage; show; ceremony.
[Obs.]
Mede.
3.
A tale of achievements or adventures; a stock story.
[Obs.]
Chaucer. Spenser.
4.
Gesture; bearing; deportment.
[Archaic]
Through his heroic grace and honorable gest.
Spenser.
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Gest (?), n. [Cf. Gist a resting place.]
1.
A stage in traveling; a stop for rest or lodging in a journey or progress; a rest.
[Obs.]
Kersey.
2.
A roll recting the several stages arranged for a royal progress. Many of them are extant in the herald's office.
[Obs.]
Hanmer.
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