- curtseys
- curt·sey || 'kÉœËtsɪ v. bow made by bending the knees and lowering the body (done by women) n. feminine version of a bow made by bending the knees and lowering the body
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curtsy — (also curtsey) noun (plural curtsies or curtseys) a woman s or girl s formal greeting made by bending the knees with one foot in front of the other. verb (curtsies, curtsying, curtsied or curtseys, curtseying, curtseyed) perform a curtsy. Ori … English new terms dictionary
curtsy — (also curtsey) ► NOUN (pl. curtsies or curtseys) ▪ a woman s or girl s formal greeting, made by bending the knees with one foot in front of the other. ► VERB (curtsies, curtsied or curtseys, curtseyed) ▪ perform a … English terms dictionary
curtsy — I. noun also curtsey (plural curtsies; also curtseys) Date: 1533 an act of civility, respect, or reverence made mainly by women and consisting of a slight lowering of the body with bending of the knees II. intransitive verb also curtsey… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Curtsey — A curtsey (also spelled curtsy or courtesy) is a traditional gesture of greeting, in which a girl or woman bends her knees while bowing her head. It is the female equivalent of male bowing in Western cultures. Miss Manners characterizes its knee… … Wikipedia
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curtsey — /kerrt see/, n., pl. curtseys, v.i., curtseyed, curtseying. curtsy. * * * … Universalium
curtsey — /ˈkɜtsi/ (say kertsee) noun (plural curtseys) 1. a bow by women in recognition or respect, consisting of bending the knees and lowering the body. –verb (i) (curtseyed, curtseying) 2. to make a curtsey. Also, curtsy. {variant of courtesy} …
curtsy — meaning a woman s or girl s formal greeting, is spelt curtsy in preference to curtsey. Its plural is curtsies, (in similar preference to curtseys), and as a verb it has inflected forms curtsies, curtsied, curtsying … Modern English usage
