English Dictionary: Pantomime | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for Pantomime | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pantomime \Pan"to*mime\, a. Representing only in mute actions; pantomimic; as, a pantomime dance. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pantomime \Pan"to*mime\, n. [F., fr. L. pantomimus, Gr. [?], lit., all-imitating; [?], [?], all + [?] to imitate: cf. It. pantomimo. See {Mimic}.] 1. A universal mimic; an actor who assumes many parts; also, any actor. [Obs.] 2. One who acts his part by gesticulation or dumb show only, without speaking; a pantomimist. [He] saw a pantomime perform so well that he could follow the performance from the action alone. --Tylor. 3. A dramatic representation by actors who use only dumb show; hence, dumb show, generally. 4. A dramatic and spectacular entertainment of which dumb acting as well as burlesque dialogue, music, and dancing by Clown, Harlequin, etc., are features. |