curtsey

IPA: kˈɝtsi

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

Examples of "curtsey" in Sentences

He explained that the word curtsey comes from the word "courtesy."
Elfrida's little curtsey was not at all the right kind of curtsey, but it had to do.
The "curtsey" -- or "courtesy" -- is a feature of the minuet, and revived with the old-fashioned dance.
She made a kind of curtsey and began to speak, but no sooner did she see his face than she held her tongue.
Just as Mrs Jenkins was making a kind of curtsey by the bedside Gladys said that she saw Mr Prothero riding up to the house.
"As you please, young gentleman," said the landlady, and then making a kind of curtsey, she again retired to the side apartment.
‘As you please, young gentleman,’ said the landlady, and then, making a kind of curtsey, she again retired to the side apartment.
'As you please, young gentleman,' said the landlady, and then, making a kind of curtsey, she again retired to the side apartment.
I was so overwhelmed with surprise and awe that I forgot to make the proper response of a "curtsey," but ran home as fast as I could go to proclaim the wonder.