gesture vs pantomime

gesture

verb
  • To make a gesture or gestures. 

  • To accompany or illustrate with gesture or action. 

  • To express something by a gesture or gestures. 

noun
  • A motion made with a pointing device, or on a touchscreen, that is recognised by the system as a command. 

  • A motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech. 

  • An act or a remark that serves as a formality or as a sign of attitude. 

pantomime

verb
  • To make (a gesture) without speaking. 

  • To entertain others by silent gestures or actions. 

noun
  • A traditional theatrical entertainment, originally based on the commedia dell'arte, but later aimed mostly at children and involving physical comedy, topical jokes, call and response, and fairy-tale plots. 

  • The drama in ancient Greece and Rome featuring such performers; or (later) any of various kinds of performance modelled on such work. 

  • Gesturing without speaking; dumb-show, mime. 

How often have the words gesture and pantomime occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )