Curtsey (Noun)
Meaning
Bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- She executed a deep curtsy, bending her knees in respect to the visiting monarch.
- As she entered the ballroom, she performed a polite curtsy in greeting to her host.
- During the pageant, the female lead made a gracious curtsy to the crowd's applause.
- As the bride's maid of honor, she was taught to make a precise and elegant curtsy at the royal wedding.
- When the opera singer finished her aria, the soprano's elegant curtsy drew the audience into thunderous applause.