Cupid
['kju:pid]
Definition
(noun.) a symbol for love in the form of a cherubic naked boy with wings and a bow and arrow.
(noun.) (Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros.
Edited by Everett--From WordNet
Definition
(n .) The god of love, son of Venus; usually represented as a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow.
Checker: Vivian
Unserious Contents or Definition
n. The so-called god of love. This bastard creation of a barbarous fancy was no doubt inflicted upon mythology for the sins of its deities. Of all unbeautiful and inappropriate conceptions this is the most reasonless and offensive. The notion of symbolizing sexual love by a semisexless babe and comparing the pains of passion to the wounds of an arrow—of introducing this pudgy homunculus into art grossly to materialize the subtle spirit and suggestion of the work— this is eminently worthy of the age that giving it birth laid it on the doorstep of prosperity.
Typed by Ada
Unserious Contents or Definition
A driver of sharp darts.
Checker: Wilbur
Examples
- A noseless Cupid or a Jupiter with an eye out or a Venus with a fly-blister on her breast, are not attractive features in a picture. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- That poor Cupid! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Cupid must be brought up to the mark. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Rawdon dear--don't you think--you'd better get that--money from Cupid, before he goes? William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- And when you have made it, you can keep it too, I should think,' said Cupid. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- At length, with his hostess still at his side, he passed out of range of the wooden Cupid, unfastened his horses and drove off. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- My 'Down in Cupid's Gardens' was well liked in four; still, I've got others as good, and even better. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- I hastened to sanction the presence of the embroidery, exactly as I had sanctioned the absence of the burst buzzard and the Cupid's wing. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- This gave the shape of a Cupid’s Bow, but it could shoot to kill. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Lower yourself, then,' retorted Cupid. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Oh, do not look so astonished, Monsieur Cupid! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Her best tile got a splash of water, which left a sepia tear on the Cupid's cheek. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Get the money from Cupid tonight, as he'll be off to-morrow most likely. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Our friends here are very stupid, but Mr. Jos and Captain Cupid are better companions than Mr. Moses's men, Rawdon, my love. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Am I responsible for Cupid's wing? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Splendid cake, covered with Cupids, silver, and true-lovers' knots. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
Typist: Maxine