And the gay grandsire, skilled in gestic lore.
Goldsmith.
2. Relating to bodily motion; consisting of gestures; -- said
especially with reference to dancing.
Carried away by the enthusiasm of the gestic art.
Sir W. Scott.
Ges*tic"u*late (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gesticulated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Gesticulating.] [L. gesticulatus, p. p. of gesticulari to
gesticulate, fr. gesticulus a mimic gesture, gesticulation, dim. of
gestus gesture, fr. gerere, gestum, to bear, carry, peform. See
Gestic.] To make gestures or motions, as in speaking; to use postures.
Sir T. Herbert.
Ges*tic"u*late, v. t. To represent by gesture; to act. [R.] B. Jonson.
Ges*tic`u*la"tion (?), n. [L. gesticulatio: cf. F. gesticulation.] 1.
The act of gesticulating, or making gestures to express passion or
enforce sentiments.
2. A gesture; a motion of the body or limbs in speaking, or in
representing action or passion, and enforcing arguments and sentiments.
Macaulay.