Curtsey

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  • n. 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.
  • v. To make a curtsey.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An act of civility, respect, or reverence, made by women, consisting of a slight depression or dropping of the body, with bending of the knees. Same as 2nd courtesy, n..
  • verb-intransitive. to perform a curtsy.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women
  • v. bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting
    • Equivalent
    curtsy   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    reverence    gesture    motion    bow   
    Variant
    curtsy   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bowl   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    curtsy    obeisance    half-bow    salaam    hand-shake   
     
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