Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
PANTOMIME
I. noun
Etymology: Latin pantomimus, from pant- + mimus mime
Date: 1589
pantomimist ,
2. an ancient Roman dramatic performance featuring a solo dancer and a narrative chorus, any of various dramatic or dancing performances in which a story is told by expressive bodily or facial movements of the performers, a British theatrical entertainment of the Christmas season based on a nursery tale and featuring topical songs, tableaux, and dances,
3. conveyance of a story by bodily or facial movements especially in drama or dance, the art or genre of conveying a story by bodily movements only, pantomimic adjective
II. verb (-mimed; -miming)
Date: 1768
intransitive verb to engage in pantomime, transitive verb to represent by pantomime