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terms | curtsied |

As a noun terms

is .

As a verb curtsied is

(curtsey).

terms

English

Noun

(head)

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    curtsied

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (curtsey)

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    curtsey

    English

    (wikipedia curtsey)

    Alternative forms

    * curtsy

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A small bow, generally performed by a woman or a girl, where she crosses one calf of her leg behind the other and briefly bends her knees and lowers her body in deference.
    • I refused to make so much as a curtsey for the passing nobles, as I am a staunch egalitarian.
  • * 1868,
    • ...making stately curtsies , and sweeping her train about with a rustle...
  • * 1928,
    • No caps were touched, no curtseys bobbed.

    Verb

  • To make a curtsey.
    • The hotel's staff variously curtsied , nodded, and bowed to the owner as she passed.
  • * 1841,
    • "I’m sure you’ll excuse me, sir," said Mrs Varden, rising and curtseying .
  • * 1861,
    • On the other hand, Mrs. Ladbrook was standing in skull-cap and front, with her turban in her hand, curtsying and smiling blandly...
  • * 1887,
    • 'I be as nothing in the eyes of my lord,' and she curtseyed towards him...
  • * 1890, James Russell Lowell, Address in Publications of the Modern Language Association of America
    • But DANTE was a great genius, and language curtesys to its natural Kings.
  • * 1903,
    • He curtsied low, and then bowed almost to the ground, with an imperturbable gravity that seemed almost suspicious.
  • * 1908, Caroline Crawford, Folk Dances and Games
    • The gentleman bows and the lady curtesys (measure eight).

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