amorino
noun
a putto represented as an infant cupid.
amorini
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pluralof amorino.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Bonner had been recommended to Lord Kitchener, who wanted amorini scattered about the leafy gardens at Broome.
From The Mirrors of Downing Street Some Political Reflections by a Gentleman with a Duster by Harold Begbie
This delicate type of furniture, often made of satinwood, and painted with wreaths and festoons, with amorini and musical instruments or floral motives, is the most elegant and pleasing that can be imagined.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
They are of maiolica, ornamented with polychrome designs of chimeræ, dragons, amorini, masks, birds, &c., beautifully painted in brilliant colours, especially orange and yellow on a black ground.
From The Collector's Handbook to Keramics of the Renaissance and Modern Periods by William Chaffers
Sebastian, George, and a bishop to the right—probably S. Louis of Toulouse: at the bottom a little lute-playing angel sits, flanked by two amorini on a lower level with white drapery.
From The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia by F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton) Jackson
A troubadour and a singing girl amuse them with songs, amorini flutter around them and wave their torches.
From Six Centuries of Painting by Randall Davies
