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- verb Present participle of
curtsey .
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Examples
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Remember to start small, you have all month to build up to draping trench coats across puddles and curtseying.
Katie Campbell: Fun September Holidays You May Not Know About Katie Campbell 2011
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She avoided the sun and used creams in elegant bottles, so that her complexion, already naturally light, became lighter, brighter, and took on a waxy sheen; and at the hair salon, where different shades of female power were most understood, she had all the hairdressers hovering around her, over-praising her handbag and shoes, curtseying deeply as they greeted her.
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In fact I was so keen that Signora Diani moved from curtseying and waltzes straight into proper dance lessons, complete with little pointe shoes hard as china.
The Seven-Pointed Star, part 1 of 2 l.e. butler 2011
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As soon as they spotted me, they fell all over each other laughing and making wolf whistles, curtseying and carrying on.
The Majesties L.H. Finigan 2011
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It was a genuine emotion, quite disinterested, since she loved them in as much in exile as in power, and the act of curtseying was the consummation of this love.
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Remember to start small, you have all month to build up to draping trench coats across puddles and curtseying.
Katie Campbell: Fun September Holidays You May Not Know About Katie Campbell 2011
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It was a genuine emotion, quite disinterested, since she loved them in as much in exile as in power, and the act of curtseying was the consummation of this love.
A Quote in the Spirit of Jane Austen From ‘Love in a Cold Climate’ « One-Minute Book Reviews 2009
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I imagine myself on that stage, curtseying and bowing and graciously smiling, but as much as I want to be up there, in full makeup and a crinoline dress, I know in my gut that I could never do it.
A Mountain of Crumbs Elena Gorokhova 2010
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I imagine myself on that stage, curtseying and bowing and graciously smiling, but as much as I want to be up there, in full makeup and a crinoline dress, I know in my gut that I could never do it.
A Mountain of Crumbs Elena Gorokhova 2010
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She glared at Nick, who dropped to his knees, then at Skye, who was so terrified that her legs gave way, leaving her with the semblance of curtseying.
Crusade Nancy Holder 2010
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