courtsey

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A form of curtsey — A small bow, generally performed by a woman or a girl, where she crosses the shin of one leg behind the calf of her other leg and briefly bends her knees to lower her body in deference.

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Meanings

nouncourtsey (plural courtseys)

plural courtseys

  1. archaicArchaic spelling of curtsey.

    Clam jumped up, and crossing her hands on her breast dropped a brisk little courtsey to her benefactor.

    1856, Susan Warner, Hills of the Shatemuc
    2 more examples

    Addio!" and with a mocking courtsey she left the room, and going to her chamber wrote to Bessie that she was coming home immediately.

    1888, Mary J. Holmes, Bessie's Fortune

    Lady Elizabeth as usual passed by without a contribution, but made a formal courtsey to the elder at the plate, and sailed up the aisle.

    1874, Edward Bannerman Ramsay, Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

“courtsey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/courtsey. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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