amoretto

amoretto englanniksi

1. (''in art'') A cupid or putto (gloss).

2. 1622, (w), ''The Compleat Gentleman'', London: Francis Constable, Chapter 12, “(w),” p.(nbs)131,http://name.umdl.umich.edu/A09195.0001.001

One of his best peeces he wrought in ''Pisa'', which was all sorts of worldly and sensuall Epicures, rioting and banquetting vnder the shaddow of an Orenge tree, within the branches and bowes whereof, sly little Amorettos or Cupids, shooting at sundry Ladies lasciuiously dancing and dallying amongst them (..)

3. {{quote-book|en|year=1936|author=Jeffery Farnol|title=A Pageant of Victory|location=London|publisher=Sampson Low, Marston|chapter=8|url=https://www.fadedpage.com/books/20170347/html.php

4. {{quote-book|en|year=1969|author=Kurt Vonnegut|title=Slaughterhouse-Five|location=New York|publisher=Dial|year_published=2005|chapter=6|page=192|url=https://archive.org/details/slaughterhousefi00vonn_0

5. A love poem.

''(w) — a set of sonnets by (w) describing his courtship and marriage (1595).''

6. {{quote-text|en|year=1623|author=Samuel Purchas|title=The Kings Towre and Triumphant Arch of London: A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse, August 5. 1622|url=http://name.umdl.umich.edu/A10226.0001.001|page=19|location=London

7. A male sweetheart, lover.

8. {{quote-book|en|year=1614|author=Stephen Jerome|title=Seauen Helpes to Heauen|location=London|publisher=Roger Jackson|page=339|url=http://name.umdl.umich.edu/A04391.0001.001

9. 1654, (w), ''Pleasant Notes upon (w)'', London, Notes vpon Book II. Chap. IV, p.(nbs)47,http://name.umdl.umich.edu/A42535.0001.001

The ''Amoretto'' was wont to take his stand at one place about the pew, where sate his Mistresse, who was a very attentive hearer of the man above her, and the sutor was as diligent an eyer of her, for having a book, and black-lead pen alwaies in his hand, (as if he took notes of the sermon) at last he got her exact picture.

10. 1691, (w), ''Athenæ Oxonienses'', London: Thomas Bennet, Volume 1, p.(nbs)289,http://name.umdl.umich.edu/A71276.0001.001

For so it fell out, that he being deeply in love with a certain Woman, had for his Rival a bawdy serving man, one rather fit to be a Pimp, than an ingenious ''Amoretto'' as ''(w)'' conceived himself to be.