curtsy

English

Noun

curtsy (plural curtsies)

1. Alternative spelling of curtsey

Verb

curtsy (third-person singular simple present curtsies, present participle curtsying, simple past and past participle curtsied)

1. Alternative spelling of curtsey
   • 1851, Nathaniel Hawthorne, The House of Seven Gables, Chapter 7:

     He made a salutation, or, to speak nearer the truth, an ill-defined, abortive attempt at curtsy.

Anagrams

• crusty