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   Gest , n. A guest. [Obs.]
   Chaucer.
   
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   Gest , n. [OF. geste exploit. See Jest.]
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   Something done or achieved; a deed or an action; an adventure. [Obs.]
   Chaucer.
   
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   An action represented in sports, plays, or on the stage; show; ceremony. [Obs.]
   Mede.
   
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   A tale of achievements or adventures; a stock story. [Obs.]
   Chaucer. Spenser.
   
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   Gesture; bearing; deportment. [Archaic]
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   Through his heroic grace and honorable gest.
   Spenser.
   
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   Gest , n. [Cf. Gist a resting place.]
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   A stage in traveling; a stop for rest or lodging in a journey or progress; a rest. [Obs.]
   Kersey.
   
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   A roll recting the several stages arranged for a royal progress. Many of them are extant in the herald's office. [Obs.]
   Hanmer.
   
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