cong%C3%A9

noun

  1. 1

    A curvature found on the top or bottom of certain columns.

Synonyms

noun

  1. 1

    Leave, formal permission for some action, :

  2. 2

    Formal dismissal; any dismissal; (originally & particularly humorously ironic) abrupt dismissal without ceremony.

  3. 3

    Formal leavetaking; any farewell.

  4. 4

    A fee paid to make another go away, alms to a persistent beggar.

  5. 5

    A bow, curtsey, or other gesture made at departure but (later) including at greeting or in obeissance or respect.

verb

  1. 1

    To give congee, (particularly)

  2. 2

    To take congee: to leave ceremoniously.

  3. 3

    To make a congee: to bow, curtsey, etc., (particularly dialectal) while leaving; to make obeissance, show respect, or defer to someone or something.

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