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

Visual illustration of curtsy: 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. - Image 1

curtsy: 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. - Thumbnail 1

curtsy: 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. - Thumbnail 2

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 curtsy: To make a curtsey.

verb

To make a curtsey.

"The young girl curtsied to her grandmother before leaving the room. "

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