Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - gesture
Gesture
gesture
n. & v. --n. 1 a significant movement of a limb or the body. 2 the use of such movements esp. to convey feeling or as a rhetorical device. 3 an action to evoke a response or convey intention, usu. friendly. --v.tr. & intr. gesticulate. Derivatives gestural adj. gesturer n. Etymology: ME f. med.L gestura f. L gerere gest- wield
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin gestura mode of action, from Latin gestus, past participle of gerere Date: 15th century carriage, bearing, a movement usually of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea, sentiment, or attitude, the use of motions of the limbs or body as a means of expression, something said or done by way of formality or courtesy, as a symbol or token, or for its effect on the attitudes of others , II. verb (~d; gesturing) Date: 1542 intransitive verb to make a ~, transitive verb to express or direct by a ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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