curtsey

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"Curtsey to them," said Miss Dragwell, holding her handkerchief before her mouth.

From Newton Forster by Marryat, Frederick

Circle and advance, Curtsey, twirl about, Shatter the dew and whirl about, Stamp upon the moonbeams—heel and toe!

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, April 25, 1917 by Various

Curtsy, Curtsey, kurt′si, n. an obeisance, made by bending the knees, proper to women and children.—v.i. to make a curtsy.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various