curtsy
noun
a respectful bow made by women and girls, consisting of bending the knees and lowering the body.
curtsey
-
a variation of
curtsy.
Example Sentences
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“Americans will understand this. We have Medieval Times, dinner and tournament,” she says, breaking into a giggle as she re-creates a dramatic curtsey reminiscent of an overzealous Ren Faire performer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
By the time she had performed a deep curtsey as the coffin was carried into the Edinburgh palace, the emotion was showing.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2022
The Stone Table tells the same sort of sweet homely jokes in the same confiding, avuncular voice: “If you have ever seen a lady otter try to curtsey, you will understand why they bow instead.”
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2020
Whether it was a bow or a curtsey, though, cut little ice with sections of the Austrian media.
From Reuters ● Aug. 21, 2018
Then dropped a hurried curtsey, looking at the floor.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
