Dumb show

  • 1Dumb show — Dumb Dumb, a. [AS. dumb; akin to D. dom stupid, dumb, Sw. dumb, Goth. dumbs; cf. Gr. ? blind. See {Deaf}, and cf. {Dummy}.] 1. Destitute of the power of speech; unable; to utter articulate sounds; as, the dumb brutes. [1913 Webster] To unloose… …

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  • 2dumb-show — dumb show, 1. gestures without words; pantomime: »He indicated by dumb show that he wanted to speak to me privately. 2. (in Elizabethan drama) a part of a play represented in pantomime. dumb show «DUHM SHOH», adjective. done in dumb show; that… …

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  • 3Dumb Show — [ dʌm ʃou] die; , s, auch Dumb|show die; , s <aus gleichbed. engl. dumb show, eigtl. »stumme Schau«> ↑Pantomine im älteren engl. Drama, die vor der Aufführung die Handlung verdeutlichen sollte …

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  • 4dumb show — dumb′ show n. 1) sbz a part of a dramatic representation given in pantomime, common in early English drama 2) gestures without speech • Etymology: 1555–65 dumb′ show , adj …

    From formal English to slang

  • 5Dumb show — (engl., spr. dömm scho, »stummes Spiel«), Bezeichnung für Pantomime und jede Art Mummenschanz …

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  • 6Dumb-Show — (engl., spr. dömm schoh), eine Art Pantomime im alten engl. Drama, die den Inhalt eines Stücks oder Akts im voraus darstellt …

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  • 7dumb show — dumb show, adj. 1. a part of a dramatic representation given in pantomime, common in early English drama. 2. gestures without speech. [1555 65] * * * …

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  • 8dumb show — n [U and C] the use of movements without words to express something →↑mime …

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  • 9dumb show — n. 1. Historical a part of a play done in pantomime 2. gestures without speech …

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  • 10Dumb Show — Not to be confused with Dumbshow. Dumb Show is a play by Joe Penhall. The three character play, directed by Terry Johnson, premiered at the Royal Court Theatre London, September 4, 2004. It received its American premiere at South Coast Repertory… …

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