Word: curtsy
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. Example: I refused to make so much as a curtsey for the passing nobles, as I am a staunch egalitarian.
To make a curtsey. Example: The hotel's staff variously curtsied, nodded, and bowed to the owner as she passed.
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