51³Ō¹Ļ

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Cupid's bow

[ boh ]

noun

  1. a classical bow Cupid is traditionally pictured as bearing.
  2. a line or shape resembling this, especially the line of the upper lip.


Cupid's bow

noun

  1. a shape of the upper lip considered to resemble Cupid's double-curved bow
ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of Cupid's bow1

First recorded in 1855–60
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Take a young, shirtless Kanye West depicted with thick gold chains and an ornate crucifix casually slung over his shoulder; a naked Doja Cat balancing on a rock, aiming her Cupid’s bow and arrow at the clouds; Miley Cyrus floating in the night sky in a glittering, barely-there pink G-string; and Pamela Anderson, with a braces-adorned smile, baring her breasts in a kitsch bedroom scene.

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Although the case took place several years ago, the ever-observant Coates describes the victim vividly: ā€œShe laughed like a woman accustomed to holding court. She resembled an aged jazz singer, still physically in her prime. Her hair was perfectly coifed in a silver bob. Subtle freckles adorned her face, and she spoke through plum lips accentuated by a peaked Cupid’s bow.ā€

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Though Cupid’s bow certainly struck the veteran with the holiday spirit this year, White revealed he’s never celebrated Valentine’s Day in such a big way before, even when his wife of 42 years was still alive.

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Short and pudgy, with a Cupid’s bow mouth.

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Flappers further influenced how women wore cosmetics with looks that included dark makeup around the eyes and a defined shape in the lips aptly called a ā€œCupid’s Bow,ā€ according to Hernandez.

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