curtsy

Definitions


[ˈkəːtsi], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a woman's or girl's formal greeting made by bending the knees with one foot in front of the other
(e.g: she bobbed a curtsy to him)


Phrases:

Origin:
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)


[ˈkəːtsi], (Verb)

Definitions:
- perform a curtsy
(e.g: his sisters had curtsied to the vicar)


Phrases:

Origin:
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)




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