curtsy
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- noun
- /ˈkɜrtsi/
- The young girl performed a curtsy when she greeted the visiting dignitary.
- made a curtsy
- bobbed a curtsy
- dropped deep curtsies
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Examples
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The processional ends at the reflecting pool at Pine Mountain State Park, where each contestant performs a curtsy before the crowd.
Academic text (2005) -
"With a smile and a curtsy, she turned to Adorna."
Fiction book (2000) -
A curtsy will be fine.
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Try it with a curtsy.
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Let's have a nice curtsy, ladies.
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- That was a perfect curtsy.
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Noblemen bow, and their ladies curtsy as the King and Queen pass.
Fiction book (1993) -
Egwene made her curtsy deep to hide the dismay on her face.
Fiction book (1991) -
When I met the queen, I didn't know whether to kneel, bow or curtsy.
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Curtsy to royalty, wave to nobility.
Synonyms
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A formal gesture showing respect, like raising a hand or bowing
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An act of bending the head forward to show respect
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A deep formal bow made by moving one foot back to show respect
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A bow or action that shows deep respect to someone
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Bending the head or upper body forward to show respect
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A deep bow made by moving one foot back to show respect
How Respectful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Curtsy comes from the same root as courtesy, which means 'polite behavior' at a royal court. So a curtsy is a small, polite bow made by bending the knees to show respect.