courtly

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The limpid four-movement ballet is both courtly and casual, with its intricately evolving choreographic patterns gently beguiling, as if seen in a crystalline hall of mirrors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Amir Khusrau, an Indo-Persian poet who documented courtly life during the reign of Alauddin Khalji and Muhammad Bin Tughlaq, mentioned two types of naans in his writings - naan-e-tanuk and naan-i-tanuri.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

And he is seen as "the courtly gentleman of the Marble Palace," as Time Magazine described him.

From Salon • Aug. 16, 2024

Best of all is the lively triple-time finale, which evokes the long history of courtly hunting music, with an alluring short section in minor key.

From New York Times • May 9, 2024

He bowed in a courtly way as he replied:—

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker