curtsies
Feminine courtly bows
Curtsies is the plural of curtsy, a formal greeting in which a woman or girl bends her knees and lowers her body briefly, traditionally performed before royalty or as a sign of respect: The young dancers practiced their curtsies before the recital.
Also a verb form: She curtsies whenever she meets the queen.
Yielding to another's judgment
- politenessCourteous, respectful conduct
- decorumFitting social conduct
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
- deportmentManner and conduct
refinement · protocol · manners · civility · gentility · poise · elegance · tact
Expression of goodwill
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- nodBrief head tilt
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
obeisance · genuflection · kowtow · prostration · salaam · welcome · reception · introduction
Trial venue or sports surface
- debutanteFormally introduced young woman
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- queenMost powerful chess piece
monarch · throne · sovereign · palace · coronation · audience · presentation · duchess
Raised performance platform
- performanceCarrying out a task
- curtain callPost-show audience acknowledgment
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- ovationExtended audience applause
applause · audience · bow · acknowledgment · ensemble · prima donna · diva · leading lady
Ballet knee-bending movement
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- arabesqueFlowing ornamental design
- pointeBallet's tiptoe technique
- barreFixed studio rail
ballerina · choreography · pas · adagio · corps · danseur · variation · balletomane
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- regencySubstitute monarch's authority
- GeorgianOf four kings' era
- antebellumBefore a war's start
period · bygone · old-fashioned · traditional · vintage · heirloom · nostalgia · heritage
deference
Yielding to another's judgment
- politenessCourteous, respectful conduct
- decorumFitting social conduct
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
deportment · refinement · protocol · manners · civility · gentility · poise · elegance · tact · dignity
salutation
Expression of goodwill
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- nodBrief head tilt
reverence · obeisance · genuflection · kowtow · prostration · salaam · welcome · reception · introduction · formal greeting
court
Trial venue or sports surface
- debutanteFormally introduced young woman
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
queen · monarch · throne · sovereign · palace · coronation · audience · presentation · duchess · lady-in-waiting
stage
Raised performance platform
- performanceCarrying out a task
- curtain callPost-show audience acknowledgment
- finaleConcluding part of performance
ovation · applause · audience · bow · acknowledgment · ensemble · prima donna · diva · leading lady · costume drama
plié
Ballet knee-bending movement
barre · ballerina · choreography · pas · adagio · corps · danseur · variation · balletomane · prima ballerina
Victorian
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- regencySubstitute monarch's authority
- GeorgianOf four kings' era
antebellum · period · bygone · old-fashioned · traditional · vintage · heirloom · nostalgia · heritage · drawing room
- etiquettemanners, politeness, etiquette, table manners, civility
- greetingshi, hello, hey, hola, aloha
- social exchangesgreetings, farewells, handshakes, thank yous, welcomes
- Regency SocietyRegency, manners, etiquette, courtship, ballrooms
- mannersetiquette, manners, polite, rude, politeness
- recognitionawards, award, honors, trophy, accolades
curtsiesfist bumps
Knuckle-to-knuckle greetings
high fives · finger guns · snubs · waves · thumbs up
curtsiescommands
Authoritative orders given
dismisses · ignores · snubs · rebuffs · condescends
curtsiesbows
Respectful forward bends
salutes · genuflects · kowtows · prostrates