Synonyms for curtsey
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : kurt-see |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɜrt si |
Top 10 synonyms for curtsey Other synonyms for the word curtsey
Définition of curtsey
Origin :- alternative spelling of curtsy.
- As in curtsy : noun bending
- As in kneel : verb get down on one's knees
- The widow answered with a curtsey, that they were poor travellers.
- Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
- "Give you good morning, gentlemen," says she, dropping a curtsey.
- Extract from : « Two Sides of the Face » by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
- A curtsey is one, and that merely an external, manifestation of courtesy.
- Extract from : « English Past and Present » by Richard Chevenix Trench
- But Mrs. Gregg's curtsey and the cheers which followed it were too much for him.
- Extract from : « General John Regan » by George A. Birmingham
- "I took the curtsey as a tribute to my Oriental magnificence," he confessed.
- Extract from : « The Wit and Humor of America, Volume X (of X) » by Various
- And Cap, with a curtsey and a kiss of her hand, danced away.
- Extract from : « Capitola's Peril » by Mrs. E.D.E.N. Southworth
- She swept me a curtsey of surprising depth, considering her infirmity.
- Extract from : « Rosin the Beau » by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards
- With salutation and curtsey the villagers passed by the young squire.
- Extract from : « A Coin of Edward VII » by Fergus Hume
- They shall all be dressed in their very best; and curtsey as they come in.
- Extract from : « The Crown of Wild Olive » by John Ruskin
- Gretchen stepped lightly over her mangle and dropped a curtsey.
- Extract from : « Terribly Intimate Portraits » by Nol Coward
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