The Only Use of
pantomime
in
A Separate Peace
- So I glanced at my wrist watch, brought my hand dramatically to my mouth as though remembering something urgent and important, repeated the pantomime in case anybody had missed it, and with this tacit explanation started briskly back toward the center of the school.
p. 153.8pantomime = expression of something through gestures and body movements (without words)
Definitions:
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(pantomime) a performance or expression of something through gestures and body movements without words
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, pantomime, especially if qualified as Christmas pantomime can reference a humorous form of British theatre; or an ancient Roman type of theatre or the non-speaking actor it featured. On rare occasions, you may see the expression pantomime horse that refers to a horse costume worn by two people.