† gesticaladj.
Obsolete.
= gestic adj.
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gestical1607
gestic1764
1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 105 She [sc. a cat] beggeth, playeth, leapeth..sometime creeping sometimes lying on the back..with diuers such gestical actions.
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adj.1607- keep one's hand in
- keep one's hand in use
- keep one's hand on one's halfpenny
- keep one's head
- keep one's head above water
- keep one's head down
- keep one's head together
- keep one's house
- keep one's legs
- keep one's luff
- keep one's maidenhead
- keep one's mansion
- keep one's marriage
- keep one's maundy
- keep one's mind on
- keep one's mouth shut
- keep one's name on the boards
- keep one's nose clean
- keep one's nose out
- keep one's nose to the grindstone
- keep one's options open
- keep one's own
- keep one's own counsel
- keep one's pants on
- keep one's peace