amorino
[ am-uh-ree-noh; Italian ah-maw-ree-naw ]
/ ˌæm əˈri noʊ; Italian ˌɑ mɔˈri nɔ /
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noun, plural a·mo·ri·ni [am-uh-ree-nee] /ˌæm əˈri ni/. Fine Arts.
a putto represented as an infant cupid.
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Origin of amorino
1855–60; < Italian, equivalent to amor(e) love (see amoretto) + -ino diminutive suffix (< Latin -īnus adj. suffix)
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Examples from the Web for amorino
The "Amorino" was evidently and rudely urging his advances upon the girl, and she kept him back, crimsoned with blushes.
Captain Mansana and Mother's Hands|Bjrnstjerne Bjrnson