Definition of "curtsey" [curt•sey•curtsey]

• A small bow, generally performed by a woman or a girl, where she crosses one calf of her leg behind the other and briefly bends her knees and lowers her body in deference. (noun)
• To make a curtsey. (verb)

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• "He explained that the word curtsey comes from the word "courtesy.""
• "The "curtsey" -- or "courtesy" -- is a feature of the minuet, and revived with the old-fashioned dance."
• "‘As you please, young gentleman,’ said the landlady, and then, making a kind of curtsey, she again retired to the side apartment."