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# curtsy

noun (curtsies); verb (curtsies, curtsied, curtsying), also spelt curtsey

«curtsy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A bow made by bending the knees, one foot behind the other, as a sign of respect, done by a girl or woman. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curtsy/#m1)
2. To curtsy is to make such a bow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curtsy/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales, a girl or woman makes a curtsy to a queen or to a lady of high rank

### Examples

- The little girl made a curtsy to the queen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curtsy/#x1)
- She curtsied and smiled. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curtsy/#x2)
- Always curtsy when you meet the Queen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curtsy/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «curtsy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/curtsy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«curtsy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/curtsy.html) on Mova free.