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Cupid in early Italian art
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amoretto
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (''in art'') a cupid or putto 2 a love poem 3 a sweetheart
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1590s, from Italian, literally "little love," a diminutive of amore "love" (see Amy ). This word was variously applied to love sonnets, cupids, etc. Also compare Amaretto .
Usage examples of amoretto.
Whereupon both the Amoretti nestled and clung round Iamblichus as if they had been his own children .