curtsy

Definition

  • noun: a formal way of greeting an important person (such as a king or queen) in which a woman shows respect by placing one foot slightly behind the other and bending her knees
  • noun: an act of civility, respect, or reverence made mainly by women and consisting of a slight lowering of the body with bending of the knees
  • verb: to make a curtsy
  • synonyms: accost, address, bend

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) ...Must have slipped my mind. Well, I was first in line,... until the little hairball was born. That "hairball" is my son and your future king. Ohh, I shall practice my curtsy. Don't turn your back on me, Scar. On, no, Mufasa. Perhaps you shouldn't turn your back on me. Is that a challenge? (..)
    1994 The Lion King