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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : kurt-see
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɜrt si

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Définition of curtsey

Origin :
  • alternative spelling of curtsy.
  • As in curtsy : noun bending
  • As in kneel : verb get down on one's knees
Example sentences :
  • 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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