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noun (pl=curtsies, pl2=curtseys)
- A small bow, generally performed by a woman, where she briefly bends her knees and lowers her body in deference.
- I refused to make so much as a for the passing nobles, as I am a staunch egalitarian.
Translations: - French: révérence
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verb ( inf=to curtsey , curtsies or curtseys , curtsying or curtseying , curtsied or curtseyed)
- To make a curtsey.
- The hotel's staff variously curtsied, nodded, and bowed to the owner as she passed.
Translations: Etymology: Shortened from courtesy. (rfe, needs reference, expansion)
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