Tuesday, 23 July 2013

Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Obeisance

o-bei-sance



noun :: A gesture or movement of the body, such as a curtsy, that expresses deference or homage. Obedience.



"Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed he, But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door-- Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door-- Perched, and sat, and nothing more." --Poe, Edgar Allan

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