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Meanings of low curtsey in English

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Usage of low curtsey in English
1
She only laughed at him and swept the ground with a low curtsey.
Madcap
2
The door opened, and Marie Lagoutte stood within, dropping me a low curtsey.
The Man-Wolf and Other Tales
3
But she made a low curtsey to the Mother Superior and returned no answer.
Jacqueline — Volume 3
4
Thea. He took her by the hand and drew her into a low curtsey.
Danse Macabre
5
I was confounded; and a low curtsey was only a natural relief to my feelings.
Daisy
6
With those parting words, she favored us with a low curtsey, and left the room.
The Legacy of Cain
7
A week afterwards, she came prancing towards her husband, and made him a low curtsey:
North and South
8
At sight of him she rose, made him a low curtsey, and beat a retreat.
Hard Cash
9
Mrs. Burton made no attempt at further speech, but left the room with a low curtsey.
The Claverings
10
And Nyoda swept them a low curtsey, whereupon they fell on her neck with one accord.
The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods; Or, The Winnebagos Go Ca...
11
Being only a woman, I dropped him a low curtsey, and stung him with my tongue.
Poor Miss Finch
12
The woman at the lodge held the gate open, and dropped a low curtsey to the liveries.
Wives and Daughters
13
Mrs Plumstead dropped a low curtsey, as she stood taking in the letter-bag, at her distant door.
Deerbrook
14
A low curtsey was the affirmative reply.
The Gray Nun
15
Lady Clara said, "Yes, mamma," with a low curtsey.
The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family
16
She made Harry a very low curtsey, and he blushed, and they both stopped dancing, somewhat disconcerted.
The Virginians
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