Noah Webster
Mimic
MIM'IC
MIM'ICAL, adjective [Latin mimus, mimicus; Gr. to imitate.]
1. Imitative; inclined to imitate or to ape; having the practice or habit of imitating.
Man is of all creatures the most mimical in gestures, speech, etc.
2. Consisting of imitation; as mimic gestures.
Mimic implies often something droll or ludicrous, or less dignified than imitative.
MIM'IC, noun One who imitates or mimics; a buffoon who attempts to excite laughter or derision by acting or speaking in the manner of another.
1. A mean or servile imitator.
Of France the mimic and of Spain the prey.