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Curtsy
01
a formal gesture of respect or greeting, performed by women or girls, involving a slight lowering of the body by bending the knees
Examples
She gave a graceful curtsy before entering the ballroom.
The princess offered a curtsy to the visiting dignitaries.
to curtsy
01
(of women or girls) to perform the respectful gesture of bending the knees slightly as a form of greeting or deference
Examples
She curtsied before the monarch with practiced ease.
The young girl curtsied when introduced to the ambassador.
