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Curtsy

A small bow, generally performed by a woman or a girl, where she crosses one calf of her leg behind the other and briefly bends her knees and lowers her body in deference.

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noun
  1. 1

    A small bow, generally performed by a woman or a girl, where she crosses one calf of her leg behind the other and briefly bends her knees and lowers her body in deference.

    "I refused to make so much as a curtsey for the passing nobles, as I am a staunch egalitarian."

verb
  1. 1

    To make a curtsey.

    "The hotel's staff variously curtsied, nodded, and bowed to the owner as she passed."

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