amorino
[ am-uh-ree-noh; Italian ah-maw-ree-naw ]
noun,plural a·mo·ri·ni [am-uh-ree-nee]. /ˌæm əˈri ni/. Fine Arts.
a putto represented as an infant cupid.
Origin of amorino
11855–60; <Italian, equivalent to amor(e) love (see amoretto) + -ino diminutive suffix (<Latin -īnus adj. suffix)
Words Nearby amorino
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use amorino in a sentence
She crept on and groped for the lock beneath the plaster amorino's hand.
A German Pompadour | Marie HayThe "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
Browse