(also curtsey) noun
(plural curtsies or curtseys) a formal greeting made by a woman or girl in a dance or to an important person, by bending her knees with one foot in front of the other
curtsy verb (curtsies, curtsying, curtsied, curtsied) (also curtsey):
[V] She curtsied to the Queen.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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