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curtsy

noun as in bending

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I remember the 12-year-old version of myself, practicing my curtsy in case it ever turned out that I, too, was a long-lost royal like Mia Thermopolis, née Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo, Princess of Genovia.

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"It's Stylites—bob yer curtsy," whispered Agnes in Connie's ear.

So, as she was about to pass me with a little curtsy and a pretty smile, I stopped her.

And then the lady went, sweeping a low curtsy to Mr. Dockwrath as she passed out of the room.

At a flash I had my whipping in a low dipped curtsy and a mocking smile like that she had flung to Falconnet.

In a moment she returned, dropped him a bit of curtsy, and informed him that her mistress would receive him.

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On this page you'll find 19 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to curtsy, such as: bob, bow, curtsey, dip, gesture, and obeisance.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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