Cupid's bow

[boh]

noun

1. a classical bow Cupid is traditionally pictured as bearing.

2. a line or shape resembling this, especially the line of the upper lip.

Cupid's bow

noun

1. a shape of the upper lip considered to resemble Cupid's double-curved bow

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cupid's bow¹

First recorded in 1855–60