pantomime /panˈtə-mīm/

1. A Roman actor in mime (historical)
2. A play or an entertainment in mime
3. A theatrical entertainment, usu about Christmas-time, developed out of this, no longer in mime, with showy scenery, topical allusions, songs and star attractions of the day, buffoonery and dancing, centred loosely on a nursery story, formerly ending with a transformation scene and a harlequinade
4. Dumbshow, mime
5. A situation of fuss, farce or confusion (derogatory)

1. Of pantomime
2. Pantomimic

To portray or communicate by exaggerated silent gestures or expressions

panˈto noun (pl panˈtos)

An informal form of pantomime (also adjective)

pantomimic /-mimˈik/ or pantomimˈical adjective

pantomimˈically adverb

panˈtomīmist noun

An actor in or writer of pantomime

pantomime horse noun

A character in a pantomime or other comic performance consisting of a horselike costume inhabited by two performers, one forming the head and front legs, the other the back and back legs

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