A form of ancient Greek and Roman theatrical entertainment in which familiar characters and situations were farcically portrayed on stage, often with coarse dialogue and ludicrous actions.
A performance of or dialogue for such an entertainment.
A performer in a mime.
The art of portraying characters and acting out situations or a narrative by gestures and body movement without the use of words; pantomime.
A performance of pantomime.
An actor or actress skilled in pantomime.
A modern performer who specializes in comic mimicry.
The art of portraying characters and acting out situations or a narrative by gestures and body movement without the use of words; pantomime.
A performance of pantomime.
An actor or actress skilled in pantomime.
v.
mimed, mim·ing, mimes
v.
tr.
To ridicule by imitation; mimic.
To act out with gestures and body movement.
v.
intr.
To act as a mimic.
To portray characters and situations by gesture and body movement.
[Latin mīmus, from Greek mīmos.] mim'er n.
MIME (mīm) n.
Computer Science A communications protocol that allows for the transmission of data in many forms, such as audio, binary, or video.
[mahym, meem] 
noun, verb, mimed, mim⋅ing.