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jesture

jesture is the obsolete spelling of gesture.

Meaning of gesture

Noun

gesture (countable and uncountable, plural gestures)

  1. A motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech.
    • The middle-finger gesture is really a nonverbal swear.
  2. An act or a remark that serves as a formality or as a sign of attitude.
    • We took flowers as a gesture of sympathy.
  3. A motion made with a pointing device, or on a touchscreen, that is recognised by the system as a command.
    • This Web browser can be controlled with mouse gestures.
  4. (obsolete) The manner of carrying the body; position of the body or limbs; posture.
    • Accubation, or lying down at meals, was a gesture used by very many nations.1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC

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Forms of jesture

pluraljestures

Questions about jesture

What is jesture the obsolete spelling of?
Jesture is the obsolete spelling of gesture.

Words near jesture in the dictionary

  1. jestress
  2. jestresses
  3. jestrum
  4. jestrums
  5. jests
  6. jesture
  7. jestures
  8. jesty
  9. Jesu
  10. Jesuate
  11. Jesuates

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