gest

Definitions

1. 1.Something done or achieved; a deed or an action; an adventure. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. 2.An action represented in sports, plays, or on the stage; show; ceremony. [Obs.] Mede.
3. 3.A tale of achievements or adventures; a stock story. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser.
4. 4.Gesture; bearing; deportment. [Archaic] Through his heroic grace and honorable gest. Spenser.
5. 5.A stage in traveling; a stop for rest or lodging in a journey or progress; a rest. [Obs.] Kersey.
6. 6.A roll recting the several stages arranged for a royal progress. Many of them are extant in the herald's office. [Obs.] Hanmer.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is gest.

• What is something done or achieved; a deed or an action; an adventure. [Obs.] Chaucer called?
• What is an action represented in sports, plays, or on the stage; show; ceremony. [Obs.] Mede called?
• What is a tale of achievements or adventures; a stock story. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser called?
• What is gesture; bearing; deportment. [Archaic] Through his heroic grace and honorable gest. Spenser called?
• What is a stage in traveling; a stop for rest or lodging in a journey or progress; a rest. [Obs.] Kersey called?
• What is a roll recting the several stages arranged for a royal progress. Many of them are extant in the herald's office. [Obs.] Hanmer called?