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aquiline

[ ak-wuh-lahyn, -lin ]
/ ˈæk wəˌlaɪn, -lɪn /
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adjective
(of the nose) shaped like an eagle's beak; hooked.
of or like the eagle.
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Origin of aquiline

First recorded in 1640–50; from French or directly from Latin aquilīnus, derivative of aquila “eagle;” see origin at eagle, -ine1

OTHER WORDS FROM aquiline

aq·ui·lin·i·ty [ak-wuh-lin-i-tee], /ˌæk wəˈlɪn ɪ ti/, noun

Words nearby aquiline

Aquidneck Island, aquifer, Aquila, aquilegia, Aquileia, aquiline, Aquilo, Aquinas, Aquinas, Thomas, Aquino, aquí se habla español
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Words related to aquiline

beaked, prominent

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British Dictionary definitions for aquiline

aquiline
/ (ˈækwɪˌlaɪn) /
adjective
(of a nose) having the curved or hooked shape of an eagle's beak
of or resembling an eagle

Word Origin for aquiline

C17: from Latin aquilīnus, from aquila eagle
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