kotow
- a variation of kowtow.
Example Sentences
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The princess bent her brow In a truly celestial bow, Saluted her father with filial grace, and made him the grand kotow.
From Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales by Baltzell, W. J. (Winton James)
The smile returned to her face, and her body bent in a kind of kotow.
From Parrot & Co. by MacGrath, Harold
Then the commissioners wanted to know if he would wear the Chinese dress, if all the powers would have only one minister, and if he would make the kotow?
From China by Boulger, Demetrius Charles
Why not seek to soften the hearts of his captors by a kotow as profound as it was novel; why not stand on his head?
From Sir Robert Hart The Romance of a Great Career, 2nd Edition by Bredon, Juliet
In view of the surprise, laughter, and criticism of Europe, the Emperor modified his demand for the "kotow" to its symbolic performance by three deep bows.
From William of Germany by Shaw, Stanley
