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单词 gest
释义 gest
I. noun
or geste \ˈjest\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English gest, jest, geste, jeste deed, action, story, tale — more at jest
1. : a notable deed or action : adventure, exploit
 < knightly gests and courtly pageantries — Elizabeth B. Browning >
2. : a tale of achievements or adventures; especially : a romance in verse
 < gests and historic ballads written upon the story of Wallace — P.F.Tytler >
II.
variant of geste
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: alteration of earlier gist, from Middle English giste lodging for the night, from Old French, from gesir to lie — more at gist
obsolete : a stage or route in traveling especially in a royal progress
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