cupid

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The china cupid was almost beyond her reach, but by a desperate effort she managed to swing a fraction of an inch nearer, and seizing its head in her mouth came up gasping and purple Now what about being born in Mars' month!"

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  1. The god of love, son of Venus; usually represented as a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow.

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  1. a symbol for love in the form of a cherubic naked boy with wings and a bow and arrow
  2. (Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros

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  • Then there was a photograph of Frost, cupid-lipped with a bit more hair than now, captioned, "Detective Inspector Frost, G.C., who is in charge of the case That picture looks as if I've been dug up after thirty-two years," said Frost. —  R. D. Wingfield - Frost at Christmas
  • There was humor in the set of his three winking red eyes, sensitivity in the flutter of his vertical nostril slits, compassion in the cupid-bow curve of his lipless mouth. —  InterzoneScienceFictionandFantasyMagazine#215
  • He now suggested that this series and Burton's Arabian Nights should be published nominally by a society to which might be given the appropriate name, "The Kama Shastra"—that is the cupid-gospel—Society, Kama being the Hindu god of love. —  The Life of Sir Richard Burton
  • The brand has a legitimate connection to Hollywood; its namesake makeup artist began working on films in 1909 and is credited with designing Clara Bow's cupid-bow mouth and making Jean Harlow a platinum blond. —  The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal:Today's Headlines
  • To feel like a cupid bouncing off the clouds, no need to travel to Asia for an authentic experience. —  News on www.kyivpost.com
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