[f. prec. vb.: of late formation.] A significant gesture of head, hand, etc., esp. one indicating assent or command.
a. 1718. Penn, Tracts, Wks. 1726, I. 623. Æshilus makes a sincere Beckon to a matter, a firm Oath.
1817. W. Taylor, in Month. Mag., XLIII. 237. Their beckon intimates no ambush nigh.
1875. B. Taylor, Faust, II. III. 204. Strong men obedient stand waiting his every beckon.
