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单词 putto
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putto

[ poo-toh; Italian poot-taw ]
/ ˈpu toʊ; Italian ˈput tɔ /

noun, plural put·ti [poo-tee; Italian poot-tee]. /ˈpu ti; Italian ˈput ti/. Fine Arts.

a representation of a cherubic infant, often shown winged.

Origin of putto

1635–45; <Italian: literally, boy <Latin putus

Words nearby putto

puttie, puttier, putting green, Putti-Platt operation, Puttnam, putto, put to bed, put to death, put to flight, put together, put to good use
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Example sentences from the Web for putto

  • The Child is almost the putto on the right in the Redentore picture, but somewhat more bony.

    A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools|Various
  • Thayr surnames be putto lest any man hereafter shuld vsurpe any D iiij.cause of thayr prayse.

    The Pilgrimage of Pure Devotion|Desiderius Erasmus

British Dictionary definitions for putto

putto
/ (ˈpʊtəʊ) /

noun plural -ti (-tɪ)

a representation of a small boy, a cherub or cupid, esp in baroque painting or sculptureSee also amoretto

Word Origin for putto

from Italian, from Latin putus boy
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