2. Verb. (third-person singular of curtsey) ¹
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Definition of Curtseys
1. curtsey [v] - See also: curtsey
Lexicographical Neighbors of Curtseys
Literary usage of Curtseys
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cranford: A Play; a Comedy in Three Acts Made from Mrs. Gaskell's Famous Story by Marguerite Merington, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (1905)
"[curtseys, and MRS. FITZ-ADAM rises from her corner and curtseys.] Also Mrs.
Forrester, born a ... Likewise Miss Pole—[curtseys to Miss Pole]. Miss POLE. ..."
2. Baker's Darkey Plays: A Collection of Short, Humorous Plays in Black Face by Frank E. Hiland, George H. Coes, E. Bowers, Walter H. Baker & Co. (Boston, Mass.) (1903)
"Countess (makes low curtseys to each side). Good-morning, young ladies, ...
[Thegirls make little bobbing curtseys, look at each other, and giggle. ..."
3. Cranford: A Play; a Comedy in Three Acts Made from Mrs. Gaskell's Famous Story by Marguerite Merington, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (1905)
"[curtseys, and MRS. FITZ-ADAM rises from her corner and curtseys.] Also Mrs.
Forrester, born a ... Likewise Miss Pole—[curtseys to Miss Pole]. Miss POLE. ..."
4. Baker's Darkey Plays: A Collection of Short, Humorous Plays in Black Face by Frank E. Hiland, George H. Coes, E. Bowers, Walter H. Baker & Co. (Boston, Mass.) (1903)
"Countess (makes low curtseys to each side). Good-morning, young ladies, ...
[Thegirls make little bobbing curtseys, look at each other, and giggle. ..."
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