Pantomime
['pæntəmaɪm]
Definition
(n.) A universal mimic; an actor who assumes many parts; also, any actor.
(n.) One who acts his part by gesticulation or dumb show only, without speaking; a pantomimist.
(n.) A dramatic representation by actors who use only dumb show; hence, dumb show, generally.
(n.) A dramatic and spectacular entertainment of which dumb acting as well as burlesque dialogue, music, and dancing by Clown, Harlequin, etc., are features.
(a.) Representing only in mute actions; pantomimic; as, a pantomime dance.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Dumb show.
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Definition
n. one who expresses his meaning by action without speaking: a play or an entertainment in dumb show: an entertainment in a theatre usually about Christmas-time in which some well-known story is acted amidst showy scenery with music and dancing concluding with buffoonery by conventional characters—the clown pantaloon harlequin and columbine.—adj. representing only by action without words.—adjs. Pantomim′ic -al.—adv. Pantomim′ically.—n. Pan′tomimist an actor in a pantomime.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of seeing pantomimes, denotes that your friends will deceive you. If you participate in them, you will have cause of offense. Affairs will not prove satisfactory.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
n. A play in which the story is told without violence to the language. The least disagreeable form of dramatic action.
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Examples
- The man of whom I speak was a low pantomime actor; and, like many people of his class, an habitual drunkard. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Mr. Sympson--Mr. Sympson only--had marked the pantomime. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Whether he prodded'; Mr Wegg's pantomime is skilful and expressive here; 'or whether he scooped? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- A small pantomime ensued, curious enough. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The old lady chuckled, crumpled her lids, and went through the pantomime of archness. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- However, having an infirmity--for I am hard of hearing, sir-- I expressed in pantomime the greatest astonishment. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- It was Covent Garden Theatre that I chose; and there, from the back of a centre box, I saw Julius Caesar and the new Pantomime. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Hence, Edison saw early the necessity of providing a place especially devised and arranged for the production of dramatic performances in pantomime. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The three syllables of this charade were to be depicted in pantomime, and the performance took place in the following wise: First syllable. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- A ceremony followed, in dumb show, in which it was easy to recognise the pantomime of a marriage. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- He was dressed for the pantomimes in all the absurdity of a clown's costume. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
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