Amoretti

a little cupid.
Historical Examples

Mosto reads focine, which is amended by amoretti to foscine.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XXXIII, 1519-1522 Antonio Pigafetta

Papponi, (of whom amoretti writes,) a man of such susceptibility, was cured of convulsive attacks by change of place.
Summer on the Lakes, in 1843 S.M. Fuller

amoretti conjectures that Pigafetta means the fusiniere, boats named after Fusine whence people are ferried to Venice.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XXXIII, 1519-1522 Antonio Pigafetta

Some of the ‘amoretti’ were doubtless addressed by Spenser in 1593 to the lady who became his wife a year later.
A Life of William Shakespeare Sidney Lee

noun (pl) -retti (-ˈrɛtɪ), -rini (-ˈriːnɪ)
(esp in painting) a small chubby naked boy representing a cupid Also called putto
n.

1590s, from Italian, literally “little love,” a diminutive of amore “love” (see Amy). This word was variously applied to love sonnets, cupids, etc. Also cf. Amaretto.

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a putto represented as an infant cupid. Historical Examples A troubadour and a singing girl amuse them with songs, amorini flutter around them and wave their torches. Six Centuries of Painting Randall Davies It soon degenerated into “earthly loves” and “cupids,” or amorini as they were termed and as we now understand them. Fictitious & […]
Amorino
a putto represented as an infant cupid. Historical Examples The “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

Amorist
a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking. a person who writes about love. Historical Examples In the account of this celebrated Arabian amorist, we come upon a very pretty story. A Boswell of Baghdad E. V. Lucas This letter, if it had been written by an amorist, would seem either base or priggish. […]
Amorite
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