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Meanings of curtsey in English

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Bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women.

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Usage of curtsey in English
1
I curtsey to the queen and say: 'Your Grace must excuse me.
The Kingmaker’s Daughter
2
Clearly there is not going to be a graceful curtsey and withdrawal.
The Kingmaker’s Daughter
3
The next moment she was making her deep curtsey before the duke.
The Helmet of Navarre
4
Another curtsey, and the countess-dowager fanned herself, and sailed towards the fireplace.
Elster's Folly: A Novel
5
She rose as Dominey entered the room and dropped an old-fashioned curtsey.
The Great Impersonation
6
Either the words or the curtsey-orboth together-broughthim to his senses.
Poor Miss Finch
7
With her sketch of a respectful curtsey Dowie went towards the door.
The Head of the House of Coombe
8
She made her dear old antiquated curtsey to Mama and the company.
Evan Harrington — Volume 6
9
I curtsey and my beam, as I rise up, tells him everything.
The King’s Curse
10
She dropped a curtsey, and Catherine put the child into her hands.
The Cloister and the Hearth
11
Katherine de Vaucelles saw the king, and dropped him a stately curtsey.
If I Were King
12
She closed the door behind them, and made them a little curtsey.
The Doings of Raffles Haw
13
They pause when they reach us and Cecily sweeps a triumphant curtsey.
The White Princess
14
The waitress served them at their shaded table with a nimble curtsey.
The marks of cain
15
Mrs. Wesley rose from her chair and dropped him a stately curtsey.
Hetty Wesley
16
And, with an awkward attempt at a curtsey, the good woman withdrew.
Mark Hurdlestone; Or, The Two Brothers
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common