Cupid's bow
[ boh ]
/ boʊ /
noun
a classical bow Cupid is traditionally pictured as bearing.
a line or shape resembling this, especially the line of the upper lip.
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Origin of Cupid's bow
First recorded in 1855–60
Words nearby Cupid's bow
cuphea, cupholder, Cupid, cupidity, Cupid's arrows, Cupid's bow, Cupid's-dart, cup of Elijah, cup of tea, cupola, cupolated
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British Dictionary definitions for Cupid's bow
Cupid's bow
noun
a shape of the upper lip considered to resemble Cupid's double-curved bow
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