cupid's bow

1. 1.

   the double curve of the upper lip when considered to resemble Cupid's bow

   Broadercurve
2. 2.

   a curved bow with reversed curve ends

   Broaderbow

Questions about cupid's bow

What does cupid's bow mean?

cupid's bow means "the double curve of the upper lip when considered to resemble Cupid's bow". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

Is cupid's bow a common word?

cupid's bow is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.