Associations to the word «Curtsy»

Wiktionary

CURTSY, noun. Alternative spelling of curtsey

Dictionary definition

CURTSY, noun. Bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women.
CURTSY, verb. Bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting.
CURTSY, verb. Make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand".

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope