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Examples of curtsey
curtsey
I got to shake his hand and I called him Charles, I didn't curtsey or anything.
From the nbr.co.nz
Could it be that she didn't want the outside world to see her executing a curtsey?
From the thisismoney.co.uk
As a Republican, will she curtsey when she accepts her honour from the Queen?
From the thisismoney.co.uk
All under-25s have to curtsey to Iain Duncan Smith in order to qualify for benefits.
From the guardian.co.uk
It was observed that Mrs Bryce did curtsey as she greeted the monarch.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Once mastered, it looks graceful on the slopes, like a gentle curtsey.
From the telegraph.co.uk
And that's my secret,'she said smiling and giving me a little curtsey.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Did you secretly curtsey when you watched the royal wedding last year?
From the guardian.co.uk
My sources tell me they could never agree who was meant to curtsey first.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Curtsy: bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women
- A curtsey (also spelled curtsy or courtesy) is a traditional gesture of greeting, in which a girl or woman bends her knees while bowing her head. It is the female equivalent of male bowing in Western cultures. ...
- A small bow, generally performed by a woman, where she briefly bends her knees and lowers her body in deference; To make a curtsey
- The lifetime estate of a widower living on the lands of a deceased spouse.
- An approved way of showing respect, perhaps not much in evidence after the turn of the mid century except when made by social inferiors like maids to the better off or when made by the better off during presentation at court.
