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Definition of amoretto in English: amorettonounPlural amorettiˌaməˈrɛtəʊˌæməˈrɛdoʊ A representation of Cupid in a work of art. 小爱神（艺术作品中的丘比特形象） 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.
OriginItalian, diminutive of amore 'love', from Latin amor. Rhymesallegretto, 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. 小爱神（艺术作品中的丘比特形象） 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.
OriginItalian, diminutive of amore ‘love’, from Latin amor. |