Tied atop a Christmas gift, I look crisp, looped, and festive; but perform me before a monarch, and I become a respectful bend at the waist. What am I?
A bow
A 'bow' can mean a decorative ribbon tied onto a present, or the physical gesture of bending down respectfully.
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