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curt·sy, curtsey /ˈkɜːtsi $ ˈkɜːr-/ verb (curtsied, curtsying, curtsies) [intransitive] SIGN/GESTUREif a woman curtsies, she bends her knees with one foot in front of the other as a sign of respect for an important person 〔女子〕行屈膝礼 → bow —curtsy noun [countable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuscurtsy• Sarah curtsied as the future queen entered the room.• He instructed the women to remember to curtsy before the royal personage.Origin curtsy (1500-1600) courtesycurt·sy verbChineseSyllable bends curtsies, Corpus if woman with knees a one she her |