Putto

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A representation of a small child, often naked and having wings, used especially in the art of the European Renaissance.
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  • n. A representation, in a work of art (especially Renaissance or Baroque), of a small, naked, winged child; a cherub.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. See puttoo.
    • Word Usage
    "They in turn are flanked, as on the altar of St. Benedict, by two holy bishops, Saints Denis (the putto is holding his head) and Augustine (holding aloft his burning heart)."
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