Definitions

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  • proper noun An ancient Greek sculpture believed to depict Aphrodite (Venus to Romans).

Etymologies

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From Italian: Venus from Melos (the island where the statue was found)

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Examples

  • For instance, if you have the Venus de Milo, that is a conservation ethic and goal about being safe.

    Max Eternity: Nina Simon and the Participatory Museum Model 2010

  • The Venus de Milo is a living being, a great personage; indeed, a genuine and gracious goddess.

    Preaching and Paganism Albert Parker Fitch

  • The Venus de Milo is the voyeuristic peerings by a man staring at a woman coming out of the shower and Tracey Emin's tent was a list of all the men foolish enough to bear down on her knuckle shaped skull.

    Hecklerspray 2009

  • In its present condition, the "Venus de Milo" is not the statue of an armless woman, but a statue of part of a whole woman.

    The Principles of Aesthetics Dewitt H. Parker

  • 'Venus de Milo' and the 'Madeleine,' she shook off her depression, and when, towards the middle of October, they returned to town, her grandfather believed that he had effected a cure.

    Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900

  • 'Venus de Milo' and the 'Madeleine,' she shook off her depression, and when, towards the middle of October, they returned to town, her grandfather believed that he had effected a cure.

    The Forsyte Saga - Complete John Galsworthy 1900

  • In the "Venus de Milo," for example, the plane of the lower limbs from the feet to the knees moves to the left; there is an opposite and balancing movement from the right knee to the waist; the first movement is repeated in the parallel line from the right hip to the top of the head; this, in turn, is balanced by a line in the opposite direction running from the left hip to the right shoulder, parallel to the second line; but the equilibrium of line is not a rigid one, for the body as a whole moves in an undulating line to the left, imparting grace and a total unity.

    The Principles of Aesthetics Dewitt H. Parker

  • It's the literary equivalent of putting a bra on the Venus de Milo.

    Donald Kaul: American History Requires Study, Not Plastic Surgery Donald Kaul 2011

  • It's the literary equivalent of putting a bra on the Venus de Milo.

    Donald Kaul: American History Requires Study, Not Plastic Surgery Donald Kaul 2011

  • Or perhaps Sasha Grey is the Venus de Milo of the 21st century.

    Jill Di Donato: NSFWorks of Art Jill Di Donato 2011

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