English Dictionary

gest

/d͡ʒɛst/

noun

(archaic) A story or adventure; a verse or prose romance. / (archaic) An action represented in sports, plays, or on the stage; show; ceremony. / (archaic) bearing; deportment

He embarked on a gest to find the lost treasure.

意味（1）

(archaic) A story or adventure; a verse or prose romance.

The tales of Robin Hood, or the gests written by Ariost the Italian in his booke intituled Orlando furioso.

意味（2）

(archaic) An action represented in sports, plays, or on the stage; show; ceremony.

And surely no Ceremonies of dedication , no not of Solomons Temple it self , are comparable to those sacred gests , whereby this place was sanctified

意味（3）

(archaic) bearing; deportment

through his heroic grace and honorable gest

意味（4）

(obsolete) A gesture or action.

They did obeysaunce, as beseemed right, / And then againe returned to their restes: / The Porter eke to her did lout with humble gestes.