Hypertext Webster Gateway: "mime"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mime \Mime\, n. [L. mimus, Gr. ?, akin to ? to imitate, to
mimic: cf. F. mime. Cf. {Mimosa}.]
1. A kind of drama in which real persons and events were
generally represented in a ridiculous manner.
2. An actor in such representations.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mime \Mime\, v. i.
To mimic. [Obs.] -- {Mim"er}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
mime
n 1: an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial
expression [syn: {mimer}, {mummer}, {pantomimer}, {pantomimist}]
2: a performance using gestures and body movements without
words [syn: {pantomime}, {dumb show}]
v 1: imitate (a person, a manner, etc.), esp. for satirical
effect [syn: {mimic}, {mock}]
2: act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements
only; "The acting students mimed eating an apple" [syn: {pantomime}]
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