gests
See also: Gests
English
editPronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɛsts/
- Rhymes: -ɛsts
Etymology 1
editA variant of gists (etymology 1).
Noun
editgests pl (plural only)
- (obsolete) Alternative form of gists (“a roll reciting the several stages arranged for a royal progress”)
- 1829, John Hanmer, “Proteus”, in Fra Cipolla: And Other Poems:
- The pictured lives of martyr, or of saint, / Or gests of valorous knight
Etymology 2
editFrom gest + -s (suffix forming regular plurals of nouns).
Noun
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