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• n  bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women
• v  bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting
• v  make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect

• A true American president does not curtsy for the Queen of England or bow to the King of Saudi arabia.
• She deserves a curtsy for that alone.
• Maines, 31, Emily Robison, 33, and Martie Maguire, 36, didn't cringe and curtsy.

• curtsey
• bob

News & Articles

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• The Printed Page: Go Back 244 Years at South Carolina's 'Rare Old Treasure'
  Photo via Town and Country Magazine Having a look inside Charleston's Miles Brewton House, which Town and Country magazine dubs "one of the most important Georgian homes in America," is sort of like a curtsy and a waltz into the...
  July 12, 2013 - Curbed

Quotes

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• Venus Williams in The Associated Press
  I've been working on my curtsy,Serena said. "It's a little extreme, so I'm going to have to tone it down. I was practicing it this morning."
• Serena Williams in FanHouse
  I'm definitely going to work on it a little more,Williams said about her curtsy after her first-round match. "I'm trying to tone down my wrist action. But my curtsy is really fun. It's something that she'll definitely never forget, if I...
• Victoria Beckham in RTE.ie
  What do you do when you meet someone like Julia Roberts? She's a legend,Beckham said. "There was a red carpet lineup and as I came to greet her, I found myself bending to curtsy."