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- noun Plural form of
curtsey . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
curtsey .
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Examples
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On my bad days I'm probably more like Joan Crawford, with complete strangers feeling oddly compelled to drop mini-curtsies my direction and call me, "Mommy Dearest."
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The best part of the ribbing -- true to its roots in divaliciousness -- was the curtain call, wherein the knobby-kneed bull-erina, Ida Nevasayneva (Paul Ghiselin), blew effusive kisses, toppled over in his curtsies and fumbled his way back through the curtain, all with unshakable aplomb.
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo: Divas infuse humor, character in dances Sarah Kaufman 2010
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In the five minutes, we managed 314 curtsies, thus creating a new record.
Margie Goldsmith: Setting A Courteous Guinness World Record In London Margie Goldsmith 2012
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On my bad days I'm probably more like Joan Crawford, with complete strangers feeling oddly compelled to drop mini-curtsies my direction and call me, "Mommy Dearest."
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It's fresh and zingy, but this is a dish that curtsies to south-east Asian rather than Anglo-Indian cuisine, and on a practical note I'm not sure how long it would be happy to sit around on the buffet table.
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Roy the singer, people talk about him all the time, everyone curtsies to the voice, and so they should.
Mike Ragogna: "What The Hell": A Conversation with Avril Lavigne, a Josh T. Pearson Exclusive, Roy Orbison News and a YouTube/RightsFlow Deal Mike Ragogna 2011
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The Queen is likely to be supremely relaxed by the absence of bows and curtsies.
No bows or curtsies when the Queen pays historic visit to Ireland 2011
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The ladies sink into deep curtsies as the men bow low, each managing these elegant maneuvers without ever taking their eyes from me.
Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer Lucy Weston 2011
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Roy the singer, people talk about him all the time, everyone curtsies to the voice, and so they should.
Mike Ragogna: "What The Hell": A Conversation with Avril Lavigne, a Josh T. Pearson Exclusive, Roy Orbison News and a YouTube/RightsFlow Deal Mike Ragogna 2011
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The ladies sink into deep curtsies as the men bow low, each managing these elegant maneuvers without ever taking their eyes from me.
Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer Lucy Weston 2011
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