The general notions belonging to DEMEANOUR

V. The general notions belonging to DEMEANOUR, Carriage,*Comportment, Deportment, Garb, behave, or the manner of our conversing towards one another in respect of such Corporeal Actions as either custom or common opinion hath put a decency and fitness upon, are con∣siderable; either according to the

More general kinds; denoting

• The endeavour to express our respect to others, by going to them: or staying by them or for them.
  • VISITING, go to see.
  • WAITING, Attend-ance, serve, Retinue, Train, Valet, Page, Lac∣quey, stay for, tarry for, tend.
• The congress or meeting of others, in respect of our applying our selves to them: or their receiving or using of us.
  • ADDRESSING, accost.
  • ENTERTAINING, treat, entreat, usage, reception, welcome.
• The kinds of gesture, or words, signifying respect.
  • SALUTATION, caressing, accost, greet, hail, commendations.

• At a distance; by bowing of the Body: or Knees.
  • CONGEEING, cringe, duck, make a leg, crouch.
  • CURCHEEING, Genuflexion.
• Near; either more▪
  • Rustic.
    • CLAPPING.
    • SHAKING HANDS.
  • Gentile; by joyning of the ‖ Body: or Face.
    • EMBRACING, clasping, clip, coll, grasp, hug, twine.
    • KISSING, Smack.

• Our esteem of others: or our business with them.
  • COMPLEMENTING, Courtliness, Caressing.
  • CONFERRING, commune, parley, talk, treat, speak with, Dia∣logue.
• Our good wishes to others; either at our ‖ first meeting: or parting.
  • SALVEDICTION, accost, greet, hail.
  • VALEDICTION, adieu, farwell, take leave.