D defs.my
Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

curtsey

/(kûrt"sy̆)/ · curt·sey · IPA /ˈkɝtsɪ/
01 n. An act of civility, respect, or reverence, made by women, consisting of a slight depression or dropping of the body, with bending of the kn…
  1. 1.
    An act of civility, respect, or reverence, made by women, consisting of a slight depression or dropping of the body, with bending of the knees. Same as 2nd Courtesy, n.. See: Courtesy
Syn. curtsy; courtesy.
02 v. i. to perform a curtsy.
  1. 1.
    to perform a curtsy. See: curtsy