amoretto

American  

[am-uh-ret-oh, ah-maw-ret-taw] / ˌæm əˈrɛt oʊ, ˌɑ mɔˈrɛt tɔ /

noun

plural

amoretti

1. a little cupid.

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amoretto British  

/ ˌæmɔːˈriːnəʊ, ˌæməˈrɛtəʊ /

noun

1. Also called: putto.  (esp in painting) a small chubby naked boy representing a cupid

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Etymology

Origin of amoretto

1590–1600; < Italian, equivalent to amor ( e ) love (< Latin amōrem, accusative of amor ) + -etto -et; amour

Example Sentences

Amoretto, am-or-et′to, n. a lover: a cupid:—pl.

From Project Gutenberg

Sir, I am emboldened by that great acquaintance that heretofore I had with you, as likewise it hath pleased you heretofore— AMORETTO.

From Project Gutenberg

Or, if you will have him defined by negatives, he is one that cannot make a good leg; one that cannot eat a mess of broth cleanly; one that cannot ride a horse without spur-galling; one that cannot salute a woman, and look on her directly; one that cannot— AMORETTO.

From Project Gutenberg

Trial of his gifts! never had any gifts a better trial: why, Immerito's gifts have appeared in as many colours as the rainbow; first, to Master Amoretto, in colour of the satin suit he wears: to my lady, in the similitude of a loose gown: to my master, in the likeness of a silver basin and ewer: to us pages, in the semblance of new suits and points.

From Project Gutenberg

So Master Amoretto plays the gull in a piece of a parsonage; my master adorns his cupboard with a piece of a parsonage; my mistress, upon good days, puts on a piece of a parsonage; and we pages play at blowpoint for a piece of a parsonage: I think here's trial enough for one man's gifts.

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