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curtsy

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) curtsy (noun)
  2. 2) curtsy (verb)

1curt·sy

noun
plural curtsies also curtseys

Definition of CURTSY

: an act of civility, respect, or reverence made mainly by women and consisting of a slight lowering of the body with bending of the knees
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Variants of CURTSY

curt·sy also curt·sey

First Known Use of CURTSY

1533

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