curtsycurtseyn.

Brit.

/ˈkəːtsi/, U.S.

/ˈkərtsi/

Forms: α. See courtesy n. β. 1500s curtsye, 1500s–1600s curtsie, 1600s courtsie, curt'sie, 1700s court'sie, court'sy, curt'sy, 1700s–1800s courtsey, 1500s– curtsy, curtsey. γ. 1500s–1600s curtchie, 1600s courchie, 1500s–1700s curchie. δ. 1500s–1600s cursie, cursey, 1600s cursy, cursee, 1700s coursey.

Etymology: A variant of courtesy n., reduced to two syllables, and then sometimes altered to curtchie, cursie.

1. = courtesy n. in various senses (esp. 1c, 6 and 7).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > as apology or deprecation

courtesy1542

curtsy1575

1575 T. Churchyard 1st Pt. Chippes f. 11 Our enmies now, became more circumspecte And curtsie made, so nere our campe to come.

†2. The customary expression of respect by action or gesture; = courtesy n. 8.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun] > manifestation of respect > bowing, kneeling, or curtseying > a bow or curtsey

crookc1330

beckc1375

obediencec1390

obeisancea1393

reverencec1400

inclinationa1425

courtesy1508

curtsy1513

honour1531

leg1548

duck1554

beisance1556

jouk1567

congee1577

crouch1597

humblesso1599

inclinabo1607

salaam1613

dop1616

scrape1628

bowa1656

visit-leg1673

couchee1691

dip1792

bob1825

α.

1513 Bk. of Keruynge in Babees Bk. (1868) 270 Whan your souerayne is set..make your souerayne curtesy.

β. a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) iii. iii. sig. E.ij To come behind, and make curtsie.1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing ii. i. 47 It is my cosens duetie to make cursie.γ. 1587 T. Churchyard Worthines of Wales sig. K2 Will curchie make.δ. 1546 in State Papers Henry VIII (1852) XI. 13 We receyved many curseys of them that offered.1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 26^v Thankes & cursie made to each other, we went to the fire.

3. An obeisance; now applied to a feminine movement of respect or salutation, made by bending the knees and lowering the body. Commonly to make, drop a curtsy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun] > manifestation of respect > bowing, kneeling, or curtseying > a bow or curtsey > specifically of women

curtsy?1578

α.

?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 56 At this, the minstrell made a pauz & a curtezy, for Primus passus.

1583 C. Hollyband Campo di Fior 57 Put of thy cappe boye. Make a fine curtesie, Bowe thy right knee..As it hath bene taught thee.

1665 Sir C. Lyttelton in E. M. Thompson Corr. Family of Hatton (1878) I. 47 She was dressd in a vest, and, instead of courtesies, made leggs and bows.

1679 Tryals & Condemnation Jesuits 79 She says she saw his Face, and made him a Curtesie.

1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 253. ⁋2 The whole female Jury paid their Respects by a low Courtesie.

1747 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 7 Aug. (1932) (modernized text) III. 982 At Vienna, men always make courtesies, instead of bows, to the Emperor.

1867 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighbourhood I. vi. 119 [She] dropped such a disdainful courtesy.

β. 1681 T. Otway Souldiers Fortune iv. i. 53 Make me a Court'sie, and give me a kiss now.1700 J. Dryden Chaucer's Wife of Bathe's Tale in Fables 487 One only Hag remain'd:..And drop'd an awkard Court'sy to the Knight.1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. vii. 155 Hetty dropped the prettiest little curtsy.1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. II. ii. 25 The sound of light footsteps..made her turn round and drop a curtsey.γ. 1616 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale 571 With a crooked curtchie, wried aright, Goglinge bothe eies, sayd, ‘At your service dight’.c1685 Bagford Ballads (1876) 53 The Hostess, the Cousin, and Servant..Made Courchies.1719 T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth I. 353 Why? set thy Face, and thy best Curchy make.1786 R. Burns Holy Fair iii, in Poems 42 An' wi' a curchie low did stoop, As soon as e'er she saw me.δ. 1595 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 iii. ii. 57 The match is made, shee seales it with a cursie.1694 R. L'Estrange Fables (1714) cccx. 325 She very Civilly dropt him a Cursie.?1706 E. Hickeringill Priest-craft: 2nd Pt. Pref. sig. A4^v I hope,..the Women will make me a Coursey.

†4. A ‘mannerly’ or moderate quantity, a small quantity. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > moderateness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > a moderate quantity, amount, or degree

modicumc1400

reasonc1450

curtsy1528

courtesy1530

considerable1745

α.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 463/2 It is good for your sonne to drinke a courtesye [Fr. ung peu] of Malvesye.

β. 1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. R The figges..myngled with a curtsy of the water that they were sodde in.1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. R With the water shulde be mixed a litell curtsy of vineger.1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft v. viii. 106 If anie..woman had..borrowed a curtsie of seasing.γ. 1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (lxxii. 16) But a little cursie of wheate (namely, but as much as a man can holde in the palme of his hand).1592 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) vii. xxxvii. 161 The Owle..feasteth in her house The Swallow, with a cursee of her then disgorged wheate.

Compounds

attributive and in other combinations.

ΚΠ

1603 N. Breton Dialogue Pithe & Pleasure sig. B^v I am no capper nor curtsie man.

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. iii. 109 Great Scipio, satted with fain'd curtsie-capping, With Court-Eclipses.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

curtsycurtseyv.

Brit.

/ˈkəːtsi/, U.S.

/ˈkərtsi/

Etymology: < curtsy n.

a. intransitive. To make a curtsy; to do reverence to; now, like the noun, said only of women.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > respect or show respect [verb (intransitive)] > bow, kneel, or curtsey

loutc825

abowOE

bowa1000

kneel?a1000

kneec1000

crookc1320

to bow the knee1382

inclinec1390

crouchc1394

croukc1394

coucha1500

plya1500

to make or do courtesy1508

beck1535

to make a (long, low, etc.) leg1548

curtsya1556

dopc1557

binge1562

jouk1567

beckon1578

benda1586

humblea1592

vaila1593

to scrape a leg1602

congee1606

to give the stoop1623

leg1628

scrape1645

to drop a curtsy1694

salaam1698

boba1794

dip1818

to make (also perform) a cheese1834

a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) i. iv. sig. B.iiij^v Curtsie whooresons, douke you and crouche at euery worde.

1567 Triall of Treasure sig. Biii Curchy Lob curchy, downe to the grounde.

1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet ii. iv. 51 Mer... Such a case as yours, constrains a man to bow in the hams. Ro. Meaning to cursie .

1672 Westm. Drollery ii. 80 And every Girle did curchy, Curchy, curchy on the Grasse.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 284. ⁋6 She was all the while curtsying to Sir Anthony.

a1804 J. Austen in J. E. Austen Leigh Mem. Jane Austen (1871) 323 Emma curtsied, the gentleman bowed.

1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. ii. 53 She liked to be curtsied and bowed to by all the congregation.

β. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. vi. 11 I curcheed to him, and to Mrs. Jervis for her good Word.1752 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 22 Sept. (1932) (modernized text) V. 1938 It is respectful to bow to the King of England;..it is the rule to courtesy to the Emperor.1845 A. M. Hall Whiteboy I. v. 89 Mistress Myler entered, curtesied down to the ground, [etc.].

b. With adverb complement.

ΚΠ

1824 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XVI ci. 114 Ladies rose, And curtseying off, as curtsies country dame, Retired.

1849 D. M. Mulock Ogilvies xvi As she curtseyed herself out.

c. transferred and figurative.

ΚΠ

1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus v. iii. 73 Shee whome mightie kingdomes cursie too.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) v. ii. 267 O Kate, nice Customes cursie to great Kings.

1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge x. 290 The plump pigeons..were skimming and curtseying about it.

1887 J. R. Lowell Democracy & Other Addr. 142 He had fancied that the laws of the universe would curtsy to the resolves of the National Convention.

a. transitive. To make a curtsy to.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [verb (transitive)] > show respect for > bow or curtsey to

lout971

abowOE

aloutc1390

obeishc1400

curtsy1566

cringe1609

leg1628

salaam1684

wreathe1730

bob1847

1566 T. Drant tr. Horace Medicinable Morall sig. Eiij To leade him home, to curtsey, and cap him when he stayes.

a1592 H. Smith Serm. (1622) 207 How would they cap me, and courtsie me?

1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot i. iii. 13 The Ladies..curtesied him.

b. To give or express by curtsying.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > give [verb (transitive)] > confer > by curtseying or nodding

curtsy1775

nod1775

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [verb (transitive)] > show respect for > bow or curtsey to > give by curtseying

curtsy1775

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [verb (transitive)] > show respect for > bow or curtsey to > express by bowing or curtseying

bowa1616

curtsya1817

1775 R. B. Sheridan Rivals Epil. She smiles preferment, or she frowns disgrace, Curtsies a pension here—there nods a place.

a1817 J. Austen Northanger Abbey (1818) II. vii. 128 She curtesied her acquiescence.

Derivatives

ˈcurtsying n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun] > manifestation of respect > bowing, kneeling, or curtseying

kneelingc1200

louting1340

inclining?a1425

ducking1539

becking1542

lowingc1600

incurvation1607

couchinga1616

bowing1617

congeeing1622

curtsying1668

bingeing1805

salaaming1816

scraping1836

legging1871

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [adjective] > bowing or curtseying

ducking1530

louting1602

bowing1725

bingeing1805

salaaming1816

curtsying1870

obeisant1900

1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. 327 Curcheeing, Genuflexion.

1714 B. Mandeville Fable Bees i. 36 The first rude Essays of Curt'sying.

1870 Daily News 16 Apr. Curtseying maidens and obsequious hinds, anxious to do honour to the man.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	curtsy
释义	curtsycurtseyn. Brit. /ˈkəːtsi/, U.S. /ˈkərtsi/ Forms: α. See courtesy n. β. 1500s curtsye, 1500s–1600s curtsie, 1600s courtsie, curt'sie, 1700s court'sie, court'sy, curt'sy, 1700s–1800s courtsey, 1500s– curtsy, curtsey. γ. 1500s–1600s curtchie, 1600s courchie, 1500s–1700s curchie. δ. 1500s–1600s cursie, cursey, 1600s cursy, cursee, 1700s coursey. Etymology: A variant of courtesy n., reduced to two syllables, and then sometimes altered to curtchie, cursie. 1. = courtesy n. in various senses (esp. 1c, 6 and 7). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > as apology or deprecation courtesy1542 curtsy1575 1575 T. Churchyard 1st Pt. Chippes f. 11 Our enmies now, became more circumspecte And curtsie made, so nere our campe to come. †2. The customary expression of respect by action or gesture; = courtesy n. 8. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun] > manifestation of respect > bowing, kneeling, or curtseying > a bow or curtsey crookc1330 beckc1375 obediencec1390 obeisancea1393 reverencec1400 inclinationa1425 courtesy1508 curtsy1513 honour1531 leg1548 duck1554 beisance1556 jouk1567 congee1577 crouch1597 humblesso1599 inclinabo1607 salaam1613 dop1616 scrape1628 bowa1656 visit-leg1673 couchee1691 dip1792 bob1825 α. 1513 Bk. of Keruynge in Babees Bk. (1868) 270 Whan your souerayne is set..make your souerayne curtesy. β. a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) iii. iii. sig. E.ij To come behind, and make curtsie.1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing ii. i. 47 It is my cosens duetie to make cursie.γ. 1587 T. Churchyard Worthines of Wales sig. K2 Will curchie make.δ. 1546 in State Papers Henry VIII (1852) XI. 13 We receyved many curseys of them that offered.1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 26^v Thankes & cursie made to each other, we went to the fire. 3. An obeisance; now applied to a feminine movement of respect or salutation, made by bending the knees and lowering the body. Commonly to make, drop a curtsy. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun] > manifestation of respect > bowing, kneeling, or curtseying > a bow or curtsey > specifically of women curtsy?1578 α. ?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 56 At this, the minstrell made a pauz & a curtezy, for Primus passus. 1583 C. Hollyband Campo di Fior 57 Put of thy cappe boye. Make a fine curtesie, Bowe thy right knee..As it hath bene taught thee. 1665 Sir C. Lyttelton in E. M. Thompson Corr. Family of Hatton (1878) I. 47 She was dressd in a vest, and, instead of courtesies, made leggs and bows. 1679 Tryals & Condemnation Jesuits 79 She says she saw his Face, and made him a Curtesie. 1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 253. ⁋2 The whole female Jury paid their Respects by a low Courtesie. 1747 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 7 Aug. (1932) (modernized text) III. 982 At Vienna, men always make courtesies, instead of bows, to the Emperor. 1867 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighbourhood I. vi. 119 [She] dropped such a disdainful courtesy. β. 1681 T. Otway Souldiers Fortune iv. i. 53 Make me a Court'sie, and give me a kiss now.1700 J. Dryden Chaucer's Wife of Bathe's Tale in Fables 487 One only Hag remain'd:..And drop'd an awkard Court'sy to the Knight.1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. vii. 155 Hetty dropped the prettiest little curtsy.1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. II. ii. 25 The sound of light footsteps..made her turn round and drop a curtsey.γ. 1616 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale 571 With a crooked curtchie, wried aright, Goglinge bothe eies, sayd, ‘At your service dight’.c1685 Bagford Ballads (1876) 53 The Hostess, the Cousin, and Servant..Made Courchies.1719 T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth I. 353 Why? set thy Face, and thy best Curchy make.1786 R. Burns Holy Fair iii, in Poems 42 An' wi' a curchie low did stoop, As soon as e'er she saw me.δ. 1595 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 iii. ii. 57 The match is made, shee seales it with a cursie.1694 R. L'Estrange Fables (1714) cccx. 325 She very Civilly dropt him a Cursie.?1706 E. Hickeringill Priest-craft: 2nd Pt. Pref. sig. A4^v I hope,..the Women will make me a Coursey. †4. A ‘mannerly’ or moderate quantity, a small quantity. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > moderateness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > a moderate quantity, amount, or degree modicumc1400 reasonc1450 curtsy1528 courtesy1530 considerable1745 α. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 463/2 It is good for your sonne to drinke a courtesye [Fr. ung peu] of Malvesye. β. 1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. R The figges..myngled with a curtsy of the water that they were sodde in.1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. R With the water shulde be mixed a litell curtsy of vineger.1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft v. viii. 106 If anie..woman had..borrowed a curtsie of seasing.γ. 1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (lxxii. 16) But a little cursie of wheate (namely, but as much as a man can holde in the palme of his hand).1592 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) vii. xxxvii. 161 The Owle..feasteth in her house The Swallow, with a cursee of her then disgorged wheate. Compounds attributive and in other combinations. ΚΠ 1603 N. Breton Dialogue Pithe & Pleasure sig. B^v I am no capper nor curtsie man. 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. iii. 109 Great Scipio, satted with fain'd curtsie-capping, With Court-Eclipses. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020). curtsycurtseyv. Brit. /ˈkəːtsi/, U.S. /ˈkərtsi/ Etymology: < curtsy n. 1. a. intransitive. To make a curtsy; to do reverence to; now, like the noun, said only of women. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > respect or show respect [verb (intransitive)] > bow, kneel, or curtsey loutc825 abowOE bowa1000 kneel?a1000 kneec1000 crookc1320 to bow the knee1382 inclinec1390 crouchc1394 croukc1394 coucha1500 plya1500 to make or do courtesy1508 beck1535 to make a (long, low, etc.) leg1548 curtsya1556 dopc1557 binge1562 jouk1567 beckon1578 benda1586 humblea1592 vaila1593 to scrape a leg1602 congee1606 to give the stoop1623 leg1628 scrape1645 to drop a curtsy1694 salaam1698 boba1794 dip1818 to make (also perform) a cheese1834 a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) i. iv. sig. B.iiij^v Curtsie whooresons, douke you and crouche at euery worde. 1567 Triall of Treasure sig. Biii Curchy Lob curchy, downe to the grounde. 1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet ii. iv. 51 Mer... Such a case as yours, constrains a man to bow in the hams. Ro. Meaning to cursie . View more context for this quotation 1672 Westm. Drollery ii. 80 And every Girle did curchy, Curchy, curchy on the Grasse. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 284. ⁋6 She was all the while curtsying to Sir Anthony. a1804 J. Austen in J. E. Austen Leigh Mem. Jane Austen (1871) 323 Emma curtsied, the gentleman bowed. 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. ii. 53 She liked to be curtsied and bowed to by all the congregation. β. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. vi. 11 I curcheed to him, and to Mrs. Jervis for her good Word.1752 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 22 Sept. (1932) (modernized text) V. 1938 It is respectful to bow to the King of England;..it is the rule to courtesy to the Emperor.1845 A. M. Hall Whiteboy I. v. 89 Mistress Myler entered, curtesied down to the ground, [etc.]. b. With adverb complement. ΚΠ 1824 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XVI ci. 114 Ladies rose, And curtseying off, as curtsies country dame, Retired. 1849 D. M. Mulock Ogilvies xvi As she curtseyed herself out. c. transferred and figurative. ΚΠ 1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus v. iii. 73 Shee whome mightie kingdomes cursie too. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) v. ii. 267 O Kate, nice Customes cursie to great Kings. View more context for this quotation 1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge x. 290 The plump pigeons..were skimming and curtseying about it. 1887 J. R. Lowell Democracy & Other Addr. 142 He had fancied that the laws of the universe would curtsy to the resolves of the National Convention. 2. a. transitive. To make a curtsy to. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [verb (transitive)] > show respect for > bow or curtsey to lout971 abowOE aloutc1390 obeishc1400 curtsy1566 cringe1609 leg1628 salaam1684 wreathe1730 bob1847 1566 T. Drant tr. Horace Medicinable Morall sig. Eiij To leade him home, to curtsey, and cap him when he stayes. a1592 H. Smith Serm. (1622) 207 How would they cap me, and courtsie me? 1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot i. iii. 13 The Ladies..curtesied him. b. To give or express by curtsying. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > give [verb (transitive)] > confer > by curtseying or nodding curtsy1775 nod1775 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [verb (transitive)] > show respect for > bow or curtsey to > give by curtseying curtsy1775 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [verb (transitive)] > show respect for > bow or curtsey to > express by bowing or curtseying bowa1616 curtsya1817 1775 R. B. Sheridan Rivals Epil. She smiles preferment, or she frowns disgrace, Curtsies a pension here—there nods a place. a1817 J. Austen Northanger Abbey (1818) II. vii. 128 She curtesied her acquiescence. View more context for this quotation Derivatives ˈcurtsying n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun] > manifestation of respect > bowing, kneeling, or curtseying kneelingc1200 louting1340 inclining?a1425 ducking1539 becking1542 lowingc1600 incurvation1607 couchinga1616 bowing1617 congeeing1622 curtsying1668 bingeing1805 salaaming1816 scraping1836 legging1871 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [adjective] > bowing or curtseying ducking1530 louting1602 bowing1725 bingeing1805 salaaming1816 curtsying1870 obeisant1900 1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. 327 Curcheeing, Genuflexion. 1714 B. Mandeville Fable Bees i. 36 The first rude Essays of Curt'sying. 1870 Daily News 16 Apr. Curtseying maidens and obsequious hinds, anxious to do honour to the man. 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