CURTSY


Meaning of CURTSY in English

n. & v. (also curtsey)

--n. (pl. -ies or -eys) a woman's or girl's formal greeting or salutation made by bending the knees and lowering the body.

--v.intr. (-ies, -ied or -eys, -eyed) make a curtsy.

Etymology: var. of COURTESY

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.