curtsey
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The family, from Sidcup, south-east London, posed for a photo with the Queen, before Olivia and her four-year-old sister Imogen gave a curtsey.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2023
“Americans will understand this. We have Medieval Times, dinner and tournament,” she says, breaking into a giggle as she re-creates a dramatic curtsey reminiscent of an overzealous Ren Faire performer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
“It was a mixture of a curtsey and a bow,” Svabek told Reuters on Tuesday, commenting on Kneissl’s gesture.
From Reuters ● Aug. 21, 2018
“John the Baptist’s head in a charger, if you please, sir,” said she, dropping a curtsey.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2018
Still clinging to one of his big hands, she collapsed to the floor in an elegant curtsey.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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