Cupid
11Cupid — The son of Venus and Mercury, Cupid is the god of love who causes those he pierces with his arrows to fall in love. He appears in Parmigianino s Cupid Carving His Bow (1535; Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum) and in Caravaggio s Amor Vincit… …
12Cupid — UK [ˈkjuːpɪd] / US [ˈkjupɪd] noun [countable] Word forms Cupid : singular Cupid plural Cupids 1) the Roman god of love, shown as a little boy with wings, holding a bow and arrow 2) cupid a picture or model of a little boy intended to look like… …
13cupid — [[t]kju͟ːpɪd[/t]] cupids also Cupid 1) N PROPER Cupid is the Roman god of love. He is usually shown as a baby boy with wings and a bow and arrow. People, especially journalists, refer to him when talking about people starting romantic… …
14cupid — n. 1 (in Roman mythology) the Roman god of love represented as a naked winged boy with a bow and arrows. 2 (also cupid) a representation of Cupid. Phrases and idioms: Cupid s bow the upper lip etc. shaped like the double curved bow carried by… …
15Cupid — n. 1 (in Roman mythology) the Roman god of love represented as a naked winged boy with a bow and arrows. 2 (also cupid) a representation of Cupid. Phrases and idioms: Cupid s bow the upper lip etc. shaped like the double curved bow carried by… …
16Cupid — Cu|pid [ kjupıd ] noun count the Roman god of love, shown as a little boy with wings, holding a BOW and ARROW a. cupid a picture or model of a little boy intended to look like Cupid: Pictures of little cupids floating in pink clouds covered the… …
17cupid — n. to play cupid * * * [ kjuːpɪd] to play cupid …
18cupid — cu|pid [ˈkju:pıd] n 1.) [singular] the Roman god of sexual love, represented as a beautiful boy with wings who is carrying a ↑bow and ↑arrow 2.) an image of this god, used to represent love 3.) play cupid to try to arrange for two people to fall… …
19cupid — noun 1 the Roman god of sexual love, represented as a beautiful boy with wings who is carrying a bow 3 (1) and arrow 3 (1): a sentimental picture with cupids around the edge 2 play cupid to try to arrange for two people to fall in love with each… …
20Cupid — Cu•pid [[t]ˈkyu pɪd[/t]] n. 1) myt the Roman god of carnal love, the son of Venus, commonly represented as a winged, naked infant boy with a bow and arrows 2) (l.c.) a representation of Cupid, esp. as symbolic of love • Etymology: < L Cupīdō… …
