单词 | pantomimic |
释义 | pantomimicadj.n. A. adj. 1. That uses gestures, mime, or mimicry; expressed through mime. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > gesturing or gesture > [adjective] > without speech pantomimic1607 pantomimical1644 1607 T. Tomkis Lingua iv. ii. sig. H3 (stage direct.) He acts it after the olde kinde of Pantomimick action. a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) I. 233 That counterfeits all pantomimic Tricks. 1765 W. Warburton Divine Legation Moses (ed. 4) V. vi. v. 228 Pantomimic gesture was amongst the Romans one way of exhibiting a Dramatic Story. 1844 C. Dickens Let. 20 July (1977) IV. 157 The Genoese manner..is exceedingly animated and pantomimic. 1879 ‘G. Eliot’ Theophrastus Such xv. 268 I do not forgive myself for this pantomimic falsehood. 1936 M. Allingham Flowers for Judge ix. 146 Ritchie wrinkled his nose and achieved a masterpiece of pantomimic disapproval. 1970 J. H. Gray Saga of Fine-toothed Comb in J. Borovilos Breaking Through (1990) 215 The class would repeat each word with pantomimic action. 2003 Spokesman-Rev. (Spokane, Washington) 24 Nov. b6 Pantomimic story-telling was accompanied by, and rather diluted by, a disconcertingly British narrator. 2. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of Roman or modern pantomime; (also) that is pantomime or a pantomime. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > pantomime > [adjective] pantomimical1736 pantomimic?1788 pantomimish1874 the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > [adjective] transformational1894 pantomimic1895 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > pantomime > [adjective] > like pantomime pantomime1755 pantomimic1895 ?1788 W. Bates (title) Gil Blas, or the fool of fortune. A..pantomimic entertainment in two parts. a1807 W. Wordsworth Prelude (1959) vii. 236 Music, and shifting pantomimic scenes, Together join'd their multifarious aid To heighten the allurement. 1840 Penny Cycl. XVII. 194/2 Noverre, in France, distinguished himself likewise in the composition of pantomimic ‘ballets’. 1895 J. McCarthy in Forum June 453 Mr. C.'s change of front and change of opinions were something pantomimic in their swiftness, and their completeness, and their surprise. 1925 G. K. Chesterton Tales of Long Bow iii. 114 The long sausage-shaped Zeppelin body of it had been fantastically decorated with hanging ears and legs, to complete that pantomimic resemblance. 1994 Guardian 8 Oct. 30/2 Bogdanov stuffs the play with sight gags, topical allusions and pantomimic business. 2003 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 16 July 6 Alex d'Urberville, the pantomimic character, turns up again, preaching at a corn barn, as a convert. An actor in a dumb show; = pantomime n. 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > mime > [noun] > actor in mime mummera1456 mute1579 puppeta1592 pantomime1606 pantomimic1617 mumchance1694 mime1784 pantomimist1833 1617 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Faire Quarrell (new ed.) iv. sig. H4 I am acquainted with one of the Pantomimicks. 1689 T. Plunket Char. Good Commander 24 Fools and Pantomimmicks bear the Bell. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1607 |
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