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curtsey 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
  1. curtsy: bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women
  2. A curtsey (also spelled curtsy or courtesy) is a traditional gesture of greeting, in which a girl or woman bends her knees while bowing her head. It is the female equivalent of male bowing in Western cultures. ...
  3. A small bow, generally performed by a woman, where she briefly bends her knees and lowers her body in deference; To make a curtsey
  4. The lifetime estate of a widower living on the lands of a deceased spouse.
  5. An approved way of showing respect, perhaps not much in evidence after the turn of the mid century except when made by social inferiors like maids to the better off or when made by the better off during presentation at court.