curtsy
Meaning of curtsy
noun
- a woman's or girl's formal greeting made by bending the knees with one foot in front of the other.
she bobbed a curtsy to him
- perform a curtsy.
his sisters had curtsied to the vicar
early 16th century: variant of courtesy. Both forms were used to denote the expression of respect or courtesy by a gesture, especially in phrases such as do courtesy, make courtesy, and from this arose the current use (late 16th century).
Information about curtsy
- The plural form of curtsy is: curtsies.
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Hyphenation of curtsy
curtsy
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- curtsy is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
curtsy synonyms
Meaning curtsey:
Meaning bob:
Meaning the showing of politeness in one's attitude and behaviour towards others:
Meaning a gesture expressing deferential respect, such as a bow or curtsy:
Meaning lower one's body briefly by bending one knee to the ground, typically in worship or as a sign of respect:
Anagrams of curtsy
Words that rhyme with curtsy
artsy, startsy, Lyubertsy, Doukhobortsy, Dukhobortsy
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