Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Cupid"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cupid \Cu"pid\ (k?"p?d), n . [L. Cupido, fr. cupido desire,
desire of love, fr. cupidus. See {Cupidity}.] (Rom. Myth.)
The god of love, son of Venus; usually represented as a
naked, winged boy with bow and arrow.
Pretty dimpled boys, like smiling cupids. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Cupid
n : (Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
[syn: {Cupid}, {Amor}]
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