curtsy

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

▪ I. curtsy verb (curt·sies, curt·sy·ing, curt·sied, curt·sied) (also curt·sey)intransitive
•~ (to sb) She curtsied to the Queen.
Main entry: ↑curtsy_derived
 
▪ II. curtsy [curtsy curtsies curtsied curtsying] (also curt·sey)BrE [ˈkɜːtsi] NAmE [ˈkɜːrtsi] noun (pl. curtsiesor curt·seys)
a formal sign made by a woman in a dance or to say hello or goodbye to an important person, by bending her knees with one foot in front of the other
See also: ↑curtsey

Word Origin:
early 16th cent.: variant of ↑courtesy. Both forms were used to denote the expression of respect or courtesy by a gesture, especially in phrases such as do courtesy, make courtesy, and from this arose the current use (late 16th cent.).

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  curtsey, bob