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noun
- 1. 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"
verb
- 1. perform a curtsy: "his sisters had curtsied to the vicar"
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CURTSY definition: 1. to bend quickly at the knees, with one foot in front of the other, especially to show respect…. Learn more.
to bend quickly at the knees, with one foot in front of the other, especially to show respect. This is traditionally done in formal situations, especially by women and girls: People he met in the street bowed and curtsied. curtsy to She curtsied to the Queen. Compare. bow verb (BEND) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of CURTSY is 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.
A curtsy is an old-fashioned half-bow that shows extreme respect. A woman or girl is generally expected to curtsy when meeting the Queen of England. There aren't many opportunities these days to curtsy, stepping forward with one foot, slightly bending both knees, and lowering your head.
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. We were taught how to curtsy to the Queen. [VERB + to] Ingrid shook the Duchess's hand and curtsied. [VERB] Curtsy is also a noun. She gave a curtsy.
Curtsy definition: a respectful bow made by women and girls, consisting of bending the knees and lowering the body.. See examples of CURTSY used in a sentence.
A curtsy (also spelled curtsey or incorrectly as courtsey) is a traditional gendered gesture of greeting, in which a girl or woman bends her knees while bowing her head. In Western culture it is the feminine equivalent of bowing by males.
a formal gesture of greeting and respect made by women in which the knees are bent, the head slightly bowed, and the skirt held outwards. vb, -sies, -sying, -sied, -seys, -seying or -seyed. ( intr) to make a curtsy. [C16: variant of courtesy]
Definition of curtsy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Curtsy definition: A gesture of respect or reverence made chiefly by women by bending the knees with one foot forward and lowering the body.
