ALL meanings of curtsy
curt·sy
C c - verb curtsy If a woman or a girl curtsies, she lowers her body briefly, bending her knees and sometimes holding her skirt with both hands, as a way of showing respect for an important person. 3
- verb curtsy Curtsy is also a noun. 3
- noun curtsy a formal gesture of greeting and respect made by women in which the knees are bent, the head slightly bowed, and the skirt held outwards 3
- verb curtsy to make a curtsy 3
- noun curtsy a gesture of greeting, respect, etc. made, esp. formerly, by girls and women and characterized by a bending of the knees and a slight lowering of the body 3
- noun curtsy A woman‘s or girl’s formal greeting made by bending the knees with one foot in front of the other. 1
- noun plural curtsy a respectful bow made by women and girls, consisting of bending the knees and lowering the body. 1
- verb without object curtsy to make a curtsy. 1
- noun curtsy Alternative spelling of curtsey. 0