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- pronunciation:
- kuhrt
si
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
curtseys, curtsies |
| definition: |
a formal gesture of respect, made by girls and women, in which the body is lowered slightly by bending the knees while, often, one foot extends behind the other; counterpart of a bow by boys and men.
Before they danced, the men bowed and the women made a curtsy. |
| related words: |
bow, inclination |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
curtseys, curtsies, curtsying, curtseying, curtseyed, curtsied |
| definition: |
to execute a curtsy.
She curtsied before the Queen. |
| related words: |
bow, salute |
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