Cupid's bow

American  

[boh] / boʊ /

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.

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Cupid's bow British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Cupid's bow

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Although the case took place several years ago, the ever-observant Coates describes the victim vividly: “She laughed like a woman accustomed to holding court. She resembled an aged jazz singer, still physically in her prime. Her hair was perfectly coifed in a silver bob. Subtle freckles adorned her face, and she spoke through plum lips accentuated by a peaked Cupid’s bow.”

From New York Times

Though Cupid’s bow certainly struck the veteran with the holiday spirit this year, White revealed he’s never celebrated Valentine’s Day in such a big way before, even when his wife of 42 years was still alive.

From Fox News

Short and pudgy, with a Cupid’s bow mouth.

From Literature

Flappers further influenced how women wore cosmetics with looks that included dark makeup around the eyes and a defined shape in the lips aptly called a “Cupid’s Bow,” according to Hernandez.

From Fox News

Alexis Colby – one eyebrow raised in prelude to some withering comeback, cupid’s bow lipsticked with the precision of a scalpel – is on designer moodboards all over fashion this season.

From The Guardian