Visual meaning of 'curtsey'? - learn with images, example in daily life

Visual illustration of curtsey: A small bow, generally performed by a woman or a girl, where she crosses one calf of her leg behind the other and briefly bends her knees and lowers her body in deference.

noun

A small bow, generally performed by a woman or a girl, where she crosses one calf of her leg behind the other and briefly bends her knees and lowers her body in deference.

"I refused to make so much as a curtsey for the passing nobles, as I am a staunch egalitarian."

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Visual illustration of curtsey: To make a curtsey.

verb

To make a curtsey.

"The little girl learned to curtsey politely to the Queen when she met her. "

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