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Meaning of GESTIC

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ges"tic\, a. [See {Gest} a deed, {Gesture}.]
1. Pertaining to deeds or feats of arms; legendary.
         And the gay grandsire, skilled in gestic lore.
                                               --Goldsmith.
2. Relating to bodily motion; consisting of gestures; -- said
   especially with reference to dancing.
         Carried away by the enthusiasm of the gestic art.
                                               --Sir W.
                                               Scott.
 

 

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