curtsy

curtsy
Synonyms and related words:
accost, address, bend, bend the knee, bend the neck, bend to, bending the knee, bid good day, bid good morning, bob, bob a curtsy, bob down, bow, bow and scrape, bow down, bow the head, bow to, bowing and scraping, cringe to, crouch, crouch before, dipping the colors, do homage, do obeisance, duck, embrace, exchange greetings, fall down before, genuflect, genuflection, greet, greeting, grovel, hail, hand-clasp, handshake, hello, homage, how-do-you-do, hug, inclination, kiss, kiss hands, kneel, kneel to, kneeling, knuckle to, kowtow, lift the hat, make a leg, make a reverence, make obeisance, making a leg, nod, nod to, obeisance, obsequiousness, presenting arms, prostration, pull the forelock, reverence, salaam, salutation, salute, say hello, scrape, servility, shake, shake hands, smile, smile of recognition, squat, standing at attention, stoop, submission, submissiveness, supination, touch the hat, truckle to, uncover, wave

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  • curtsy — meaning a woman s or girl s formal greeting, is spelt curtsy in preference to curtsey. Its plural is curtsies, (in similar preference to curtseys), and as a verb it has inflected forms curtsies, curtsied, curtsying …   Modern English usage

  • curtsy — (also curtsey) ► NOUN (pl. curtsies or curtseys) ▪ a woman s or girl s formal greeting, made by bending the knees with one foot in front of the other. ► VERB (curtsies, curtsied or curtseys, curtseyed) ▪ perform a …   English terms dictionary

  • curtsy — [kʉrt′sē] n. pl. curtsies [var. of COURTESY] a gesture of greeting, respect, etc. made, esp. formerly, by girls and women and characterized by a bending of the knees and a slight lowering of the body vi. curtsied, curtsying to make a curtsy: Also …   English World dictionary

  • curtsy — (n.) 1540s, expression of respect, a variant of COURTESY (Cf. courtesy) (q.v.). Specific meaning a bending the knee and lowering the body as a gesture of respect is from 1570s. Originally not exclusively feminine. As a verb from 1550s …   Etymology dictionary

  • curtsy — I n. to make a curtsy II v. (D; intr.) to curtsy to (to curtsy to the Queen) * * * [ kɜːtsɪ] to make a curtsy (D;intr.) to curtsy to (to curtsy to the Queen) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • curtsy — I curtsy UK [ˈkɜː(r)tsɪ] / US [ˈkɜrtsɪ] or curtsey UK / US verb [intransitive] Word forms curtsy : present tense I/you/we/they curtsy he/she/it curtsies present participle curtsying past tense curtsied past participle curtsied if a woman curtsies …   English dictionary

  • curtsy — [[t]kɜ͟ː(r)tsi[/t]] curtsies, curtsying, curtsied also curtsey VERB If a woman or a girl curtsies, she lowers her body briefly, bending her knees and sometimes holding her skirt with both hands, as a way of showing respect for an important person …   English dictionary

  • curtsy — curtsey curt sey, curtsy curt sy(k[^u]rt s[y^]), 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.. Syn: curtsy; courtesy …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • curtsy — curtsey curtsey, curtsy curtsyv. i. to perform a {curtsy}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • curtsy — Courtesy Courte sy (k[^u]rt s[y^]), n. [See the preceding word.] 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. [Written also {curtsy} and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • curtsy — I. noun also curtsey (plural curtsies; also curtseys) Date: 1533 an act of civility, respect, or reverence made mainly by women and consisting of a slight lowering of the body with bending of the knees II. intransitive verb also curtsey… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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