Webster's 1828 Dictionary
AMORE
n.A name given by Marcgrave, to a tribe of fish, of three species, the pixuma, guacu, and tinga. They are found about the shores of South America, and are used for food.
AMOREANS
n.A sect of Gemaric doctors or commentators on the Jerusalem Talmud. The Amoreans were followed by the Mishnic doctors, and these by the Sebureans.
AMORET
n.[L. amor, love. ] A lover; an amorous woman; also a love knot or a trifling love affair.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
AMORET
Am "o *ret, n. Etym: [OF. amorette, F. amourette, dim. of amour. ]
1. An amorous girl or woman; a wanton. [Obs. ] J. Warton.
2. A love knot, love token, or love song. (pl. ) Love glances or love tricks. [Obs. ]
3. A petty love affair or amour. [Obs. ]
AMORETTE
AMORETTE Am "o *rette ", n.
Defn: An amoret. [Obs. ] Rom. of R.
New American Oxford Dictionary
amoretto
am o ret to |ˌaməˈretō ˌæməˈrɛdoʊ | ▶noun ( pl. amoretti |-ˈretē | ) a representation of Cupid in a work of art. ORIGIN late 17th cent. (denoting a lover or a love song ): Italian, diminutive of amore ‘love, ’ from Latin amor .
Oxford Dictionary
amoretto
amoretto |ˌaməˈrɛtəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. amoretti |-ti | ) a representation of Cupid in a work of art. ORIGIN Italian, diminutive of amore ‘love ’, from Latin amor .
Duden Dictionary
Amorette
Amo ret te Substantiv, feminin Kunstwissenschaft , die |Amor e tte |mit französierender Endung zu Amor Figur eines nackten, geflügelten Knaben (als Begleiter des römischen Liebesgottes ); Putte
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