Definition

To make a respectful salutation or movement of respect; esp. (with reference to women), to bow the body slightly, with bending of the knes.

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COURTESY (noun)

1. Politeness; civility; urbanity; courtliness. And trust thy honest-offered courtesy, With oft is sooner found in lowly sheds, With smoky rafters, th...