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Definition of amoretto in English: amorettonounPlural amorettiˌaməˈrɛtəʊˌæməˈrɛdoʊ A representation of Cupid in a work of art. Example sentencesExamples - The shameless cocotte Venus, wheedling her husband Vulcan for armour for Aeneas, her son by Anchises, disrobes aided by a passing amoretto and Vulcan himself in Vulcan and Venus.
- In it Venus appears seated on a couch, with her lower limbs covered and her left hand upon her breast, looking into a mirror held up by an amoretto, while another amoretto is reaching up to crown her with a wreath of flowers.
- On the back side of the casing, enamel painting shows a girl and an amoretto incorporated into a landscape.
- With curious looks a pair of tiny-winged amoretti press back the overspill of grapes from the basket they have brought Erigone.
- At the bottom two amoretti support a vase.
Origin Italian, diminutive of amore 'love', from Latin amor. Rhymes allegretto, amaretto, Canaletto, cornetto, falsetto, ghetto, larghetto, libretto, Loreto, Orvieto, ristretto, Soweto, stiletto, Tintoretto, vaporetto, zucchetto Definition of amoretto in US English: amorettonounˌaməˈredōˌæməˈrɛdoʊ A representation of Cupid in a work of art. Example sentencesExamples - At the bottom two amoretti support a vase.
- The shameless cocotte Venus, wheedling her husband Vulcan for armour for Aeneas, her son by Anchises, disrobes aided by a passing amoretto and Vulcan himself in Vulcan and Venus.
- With curious looks a pair of tiny-winged amoretti press back the overspill of grapes from the basket they have brought Erigone.
- On the back side of the casing, enamel painting shows a girl and an amoretto incorporated into a landscape.
- In it Venus appears seated on a couch, with her lower limbs covered and her left hand upon her breast, looking into a mirror held up by an amoretto, while another amoretto is reaching up to crown her with a wreath of flowers.
Origin Italian, diminutive of amore ‘love’, from Latin amor. |