curtseyed
Bowed with bent knees
Curtseyed is the past tense of curtsy, a formal greeting in which a woman or girl bends her knees while bowing her head slightly.
The gesture shows respect or deference, traditionally performed before royalty or in formal settings: She curtseyed before the queen.
Also spelled curtsied.
Respectful forward inclination
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- obeisanceGesture of reverence
- genuflectionKnee-bending act of reverence
- kowtowExcessive deference shown physically
salaam · prostration · coronation · presentation · throne · monarch · queen · duchess
Customs of polite conduct
- decorumFitting social conduct
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
poise · elegance · refinement · deportment · ladylike · genteel · courteous · formal
Regard with honor
- homageExpression of deep respect
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- greetingExpression of welcome
- submissionYielding to another's will
humility · subservience · obedience · meekness · yielding · dutiful · servile · fawning
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- RegencyProxy rule period
- GeorgianOf four kings' era
- bygoneOf earlier times
old-fashioned · traditional · antiquated · period · costume drama · Downton Abbey · Jane Austen · heritage
bow
Respectful forward inclination
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- obeisanceGesture of reverence
- genuflectionKnee-bending act of reverence
kowtow · salaam · prostration · coronation · presentation · throne · monarch · queen · duchess · nobility
manners
Customs of polite conduct
grace · poise · elegance · refinement · deportment · ladylike · genteel · courteous · formal · polished
respect
Regard with honor
- homageExpression of deep respect
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- greetingExpression of welcome
submission · humility · subservience · obedience · meekness · yielding · dutiful · servile · fawning · obeisant
Victorian
Of a prim era
bygone · old-fashioned · traditional · antiquated · period · costume drama · Downton Abbey · Jane Austen · heritage · classical